Sovereign Infrastructure
Tamper-Evident Design
Physical security ensuring any compromise attempt leaves irreversible evidence — transforming physical security into a verifiable property.
Definition
A physical security approach ensuring that any attempt to open, modify, or compromise a device leaves irreversible, visible evidence. Tamper-evident design does not prevent attacks — it ensures they cannot go undetected. Techniques include epoxy-sealed enclosures, holographic security labels, mesh sensors that erase keys upon breach detection, and unique per-device serial patterns. In sovereign hardware, tamper evidence transforms physical security from a trust assumption into a verifiable property.