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Raven METH-002 - Internal validation is not external validation

A strong internal test can justify publication of method and boundary, but not third-party proof.

INTERNAL SYNTHETIC EVIDENCETESTED SCOPEPUBLIC WITH LIMITSPILOT REQUIRED

Finding 19 · METH-002 · METHODOLOGY_AND_ASSURANCE · PUBLISHED_PUBLIC_WITH_LIMITS

Internal validation is not external validation

Evidence level: INTERNAL_SYNTHETIC_EVIDENCE Test catalogue Current evidence report

Statement

A strong internal test can justify publication of method and boundary, but not third-party proof.

Internal result

The release blocks external-validation language.

Evidence identifiers

  • EV-AUTONOMOUS-QUALIFICATION
  • EV-SANDBOX-RUNTIME-QUALIFICATION

Limitations

  • Public-safe summaries intentionally omit protected implementation details.
  • Not externally validated.
  • Not customer validated.
  • Not a production certification.

Related public Findings

METH-001 · Evidence levels must be visible METH-003 · Synthetic qualification is useful when its limits are stated METH-004 · Blind inputs reduce circular validation risk

Public disclosure boundary

This page is an internal/synthetic evidence summary. It is not customer validation, external validation, third-party certification, production-readiness proof or a customer savings claim.

Independent review or read-only pilot is required before stronger claims.