# Share and verify: limits and conditions

> What a Record lets recipients conclude, what needs live access, and how sharing is controlled.

Sharing and verification: limits and conditions.

## What a Record does not prove

- **Correct measurements.** A signature shows the Record has not been altered. It does not show that measurements or sample labels were correct.
- **The manuscript text.** A Record covers what SciGround checked. It does not certify statements written elsewhere.
- **Re-registered data.** SciGround does not detect when the same observed data are registered again as a new study.
- **Scientific objectivity.** Re-verification relies on an expected digest and status obtained from SciGround over an authenticated connection and on a pinned verifier. It shows the recorded checks hold; it is not an independent judgment of the science.

## Checks that need more

- **Current status needs a connection.** Offline checks confirm what held when the Record was issued. Whether it is still current requires an authenticated status check; when that is unavailable, the status is reported as unknown.
- **Full re-verification needs the inputs.** Recipients need the referenced data and inputs to repeat every check. What cannot be checked without them is stated.

## How sharing works

- **Links point to one version.** A shared link refers to a fixed Record, not to “the latest result”.
- **No public directory.** Records are not published in a public directory, and links are not emailed automatically. Links that open without an account are always time-limited and created only by the owner.

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