Frequently asked questions

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Clear answers about Presence, its products and where public explanation intentionally ends.

01

What is 4SI?

4SI is developing physical trust infrastructure: a system intended to connect people, products and critical assets to trusted digital decisions through physically anchored verification.

02

What does “physical trust infrastructure” mean?

It means that an important digital decision can depend on evidence rooted in a physical person, object or environment — rather than relying exclusively on information that can be copied, generated or emulated digitally.

03

Does 4SI replace cryptography, identity systems or blockchains?

No. 4SI is positioned as an additional trust layer. Existing systems can protect records, communications and workflows; physical verification can strengthen the connection between those systems and the real-world entity they represent.

04

What are Presence Key, Presence Layer and Presence Home?

Presence Key is the personal interface for trusted presence and authorization. Presence Layer brings trust to products and physical things. Presence Home brings trusted people, places and things together in one personal experience.

05

Which applications is Presence designed for?

Presence is designed for experiences such as access, sign-in, payments, mobility, travel, product authenticity and account recovery. Availability and integration requirements vary by product, partner and market.

06

Is the technology explained publicly?

The public site explains the problem, trust path, Presence products, applications and evaluation logic. Protected mechanisms, sensitive architecture, raw verification data and detailed performance material are not disclosed publicly.

07

What does “designed for post-quantum environments” mean?

It describes the objective of preserving a physically anchored source of trust as cryptographic conditions evolve. It is not a blanket claim that every surrounding component is automatically quantum-safe; those claims require specific architecture and validation.

08

How could 4SI relate to autonomous AI systems?

A physical verification event could become one policy input before an autonomous system performs a sensitive action. The broader control system must still define authority, scope, exceptions, logging and governance.

09

What is the privacy approach?

Privacy requirements depend on the deployment. The public design principle is data minimization: expose only the verification result and context necessary for the authorized decision, while controlling enrollment and lifecycle access.

10

Can Presence integrate with existing enterprise systems?

4SI Enterprise is designed to connect Presence outcomes to existing identity, policy, transaction and operational workflows through controlled integration boundaries. Presence Home remains the personal experience across trusted people, places and things.

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How should an organization evaluate Presence?

Begin with a concrete trust failure. Define the adversary, the physical or digital claim at risk, the authority path and the consequence of a false decision. Technical evaluation should then test the specific claims relevant to that boundary.

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How can an organization engage with 4SI?

Qualified organizations can request strategic access. Initial discussions focus on the operating environment and trust problem; deeper deployment or technical material follows through an appropriate controlled process.

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