Artifact to Authority Context

This artifact-analyzer comparison frames raw implementation artifacts as incomplete evidence until their authority context is made explicit. Source files, packages, binaries, and schemas expose functions, routes, symbols, and configuration, but their security significance remains implicit until each element is mapped to the capability it enables, the identity that invokes it, the permission or approval it requires, the inputs it accepts, and the sensitive data or external effects it can reach. The result is a structured view of exposed capability rather than a mere inventory of code. This framing also separates evidence boundaries: static extraction can prove that an interface, symbol, or sink exists, but it cannot establish that the behavior was exercised. Observed behavior still requires runtime traces. By comparing raw artifacts with authority context, the analysis turns implementation detail into actionable security understanding while preserving the distinction between presence and execution.