skarbiec audit-epoch-start

Invocation#

skarbiec audit-epoch-start --reason <text>

Purpose#

Start a signed audit epoch only after acknowledging an already-broken chain.

Required inputs and options#

• Requires a non-empty --reason and an owner signing key in the configured vault/keyring.

Output and state effects#

• Rechecks the chain, signs a checkpoint containing the previous tail and faults, appends an audit-epoch-start entry, and prints signer, previous_tail, and hash.

Refusals#

• Refuses an intact journal, an empty reason, a missing signer, or a journal whose tail changes while the checkpoint is prepared.