Projects

Overview

Projects are the primary organizational container in the NexArt dashboard. A project groups applications, Certified Execution Records (CERs), and project-level configuration together. Projects make it possible to organize attestations by product, service, or environment.

Project Structure

The relationship between projects, apps, and CERs:

• Project
  • Apps (applications registered under the project)
    • CER records (attestation records associated with each app)

A CER may belong to a specific app within a project, or remain unassigned. Projects are used for organization, filtering, and configuration. They do not affect the cryptographic structure of CERs.

Creating a Project

1. Open the NexArt Dashboard
2. Navigate to Projects
3. Click New Project
4. Enter a project name
5. Save the project

You can optionally add a description. Additional configuration settings can be adjusted after creation.

What a Project Contains

• Apps. Applications registered under the project. Apps help organize attestations by service or product component.
• CER Records. All attestation records associated with the project's apps appear in the project view.
• Project Configuration. Settings that affect how CERs are handled in the dashboard and ingestion pipeline.

Project Settings

Auto-stamp

Controls whether CERs created within the project are automatically stamped during ingestion.

• Enabled. CERs are automatically submitted for attestation.
• Disabled. Records are created but require manual stamping.

See Auto-stamp for details.

Retention Policy

Defines how long CER records are retained in the NexArt system. This setting controls storage lifecycle but does not affect the cryptographic validity of CERs.

See Retention Policy for available options.

Why Use Projects

Projects help teams:

• Separate environments (production, staging, testing)
• Organize multiple applications under a shared context
• Manage retention policies per project
• Filter CER records easily in the dashboard