Evidence That Stays Audit-Ready by Itself
Fintra tracks control-to-evidence coverage and freshness, records the ordered events behind each artifact, and hands auditors a read-only, framework-scoped view - so a stale screenshot is treated as a gap, not a pass.
Illustrative product view
Coverage and freshness, not just a pile of files
The failure mode of manual evidence collection is a shared drive full of screenshots that nobody can map back to a control, half of which are stale by audit time. Fintra tracks two things that make evidence usable: coverage (does each control have the evidence it requires) and freshness (is that evidence still within its validity window). A control with expired evidence is treated as a gap, not a pass.
| Dimension | Question it answers | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Does this control have its required evidence? | No silent gaps at audit time |
| Freshness | Is the evidence still valid? | Stale proof is treated as a gap |
| Lineage | What events back this evidence? | Auditors can trace, not just trust |
| Scope | Which framework needs it? | Read-only view filtered per report |
Evidence lineage: ordered backing events
Good evidence tells a story. Fintra records lineage - the ordered sequence of events that back a piece of evidence - so instead of a single screenshot, an auditor sees the chain: the review that happened, the approval that followed, and the record that resulted. For governed AI actions, the lineage is the hash-chained ledger entry showing the decision and its context.
- Each evidence item links to the ordered events that produced it.
- Governed-action evidence is hash-chained, so a tampered link is detectable.
- Lineage turns "here is a file" into "here is how this came to be true."
The read-only auditor view
Handing the auditor a clean trail
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Scope to a framework
Filter the view to exactly the controls and evidence a given report needs.
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Share read-only
The auditor sees control status, evidence, and lineage without edit access to your program.
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Trace any control
They open a control, see its evidence and the backing events, and move on - no email round-trips.
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Export the package
Produce an evidence package for the observation period when they need artifacts offline.
Governed actions become evidence automatically
The differentiator versus config-scanning tools: when an AI agent or automation acts, the Policy Decision Point returns a verdict and writes it to the evidence ledger. That decision is first-class evidence - proof a control operated on the automation layer - not a log line you reconstruct later.
Frequently asked questions
What does evidence coverage actually measure?
Whether each control has the specific evidence it requires, and whether that evidence is still fresh. A control whose evidence has passed its freshness window is treated as a gap rather than a pass, so coverage reflects what you can actually prove today - not what you once collected.
What is evidence lineage?
The ordered sequence of backing events behind a piece of evidence. Instead of one screenshot, you see the chain that produced it - the review, the approval, the resulting record. For governed AI actions, lineage is the hash-chained ledger entry, so tampering is detectable.
How do auditors use the read-only view?
You scope the view to a framework and share it read-only. The auditor sees control status, evidence, and lineage, traces any control themselves, and pulls an evidence package for the period - cutting the email round-trips that make audits drag.
Does this replace my auditor or assessor?
No. Fintra is the control, policy, and evidence layer that keeps your program continuously audit-ready and cuts preparation from weeks to days. The audit, certification, or attestation itself is still performed by an independent, qualified auditor, assessor, or authorizing body - Fintra never issues certifications.
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Evidence that is always audit-ready
Track coverage and freshness, follow lineage, and hand auditors a read-only, scoped trail.
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