Modular Compliance Framework

Instead of separate blockchains for different jurisdictions, Authra builds compliance controls into the smart contract layer of the single chain. Devices, data contributors, or enterprise clients can be tagged with compliance designations that govern their participation, such as:

• Global (Open) – the default permissionless regime for general users.

• Enterprise (KYB-verified) – participants verified via Know-Your-Business processes, suitable for commercial deployments.

• Regulated (Encrypted/Government) – high-security mode for government or defense use, with additional encryption or restrictions .

These modes are enforced by on-chain logic (for example, certain data from Regulated devices might be auto-encrypted or only accessible to permissioned viewers), allowing Authra to serve multiple regulatory needs on one chain without splitting the network. In practice, this means an enterprise or government user can participate in Authra’s global network but with custom safeguards – e.g., data from a defense client’s devices might be stored off-chain or only as zero-knowledge proofs on-chain. Another example could be a European telco’s data that is auto-flagged as ‘EU-only’, so raw telemetry never leaves the EU region; only hashed results (with zero-knowledge proofs of compliance) go on the global chain. This approach provides flexibility akin to having separate networks, but retains the benefits of one unified ecosystem .

Off-Chain Data and Regional Gateways: To further accommodate data residency and privacy laws, Authra leverages traditional infrastructure at the edges:

• Regional API Gateways enforce local rules before data hits the blockchain. For example, an EU gateway could filter or anonymize data to meet GDPR requirements (like stripping precise location or personal metadata) .

• Encrypted Off-Chain Storage allows raw telemetry or sensitive information to remain in-region (EU, US, APAC, etc.), while only hashed references or zero-knowledge proofs are recorded on-chain . This ensures compliance with data localization laws and sensitive deployment needs (DoD, government clouds) without requiring separate blockchains per region.

• Selective Data Commitment: Only necessary proof data (often in hashed form) is committed to the ledger with only hashes or ZK proofs going on-chain.

• Bulk raw data can reside in secure databases or cloud storage, reducing on-chain bloat and exposure. If needed, verifiers can request the raw data out-of-band and check it against the on-chain hash to audit authenticity, while personal data never leaves the region’s storage.

Through these mechanisms, Authra achieves compliance parity with strict regulations (GDPR, defense security classifications, Chinese data localization rules, etc.) while still running a single global network. This is a key architectural choice to balance regulatory alignment with network unity.