BronVast Messages | Destruction & transfer

Retain when required. Destroy when authorised. Prove what happened.

Removing a link, account or search result does not automatically destroy digital information. BronVast exposes scope, copies, indexes, derivatives, holds, authorisation, execution and evidence and prepares an appropriate transfer.

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Messages

Hold

The block remains visible

An active FOI, investigation, dispute or other recorded hold prevents execution until authorised release.

Destruction

More than the user layer

The route includes agreed copies, indexes, derivatives and relevant backup mechanisms.

Transfer

The receiving profile leads

Metadata, representations, manifest and validation align with the concrete DMS, RMA or e-depot environment.

Evidence route

From source package to accountable destination

01

Grounds

approved framework and authority

02

Scope

objects, relationships, copies and derivatives

03

Blocks

holds, exceptions and open reviews

04

Authorisation

separation of duties and dual control

05

Execution

destroy or assemble package

06

Evidence

record outcome, failures and acceptance

Destruction as an accountable process

Digital information is destroyed only when made permanently inaccessible within the approved scope. Failures and remaining copies must remain visible.

  • formal decision and authorised approval
  • technical execution per system or storage layer
  • exceptions and non-executable objects
  • second-person verification
  • agreed evidence metadata after execution

MDTO-directed is not automatically MDTO-conformant

BronVast can direct metadata and a transfer package towards MDTO and a SIP structure. Conformance follows only after validation against the agreed specification and acceptance by the receiving environment.

  • machine-readable representation
  • human-readable access view
  • manifest, provenance and validation report
  • open exceptions
  • acceptance result and receiving-profile version

Sustainable accessibility after transfer

A package must remain findable, available, readable, interpretable, reliable and future-proof within its selected management route.

  • relationship between source and access representation
  • format and integrity information
  • rights and access restrictions
  • preservation events and future migrations
Deliverables

What your organisation receives

Destruction record

Decision and execution together

Scope, authority, blocks, actions, failures, verification and evidence metadata.

Test package

Validate before production

Representations, metadata, manifest and report against the agreed receiving profile.

Acceptance report

No silent loss

Results, open exceptions, recovery route and formal acceptance by the destination.

Reference points

Reference points

These references show the professional basis for our choices. The requirements that apply in practice are determined with you from your situation, responsibilities and receiving environment.

Digital destructionNational Archives guidance on permanent inaccessibility and accountability.MDTO SIPSpecification for exchange between information systems.DUTOTarget characteristics for sustainably accessible information.
FAQ

Questions about this route

Does BronVast delete messages automatically?

No. No destruction occurs without recorded grounds, scope, authorised approval and control.

Is a removed search result the same as destruction?

No. Underlying information, copies, indexes or derivatives may still exist. The approved scope must be executed demonstrably.

Does BronVast automatically deliver an MDTO-conformant SIP?

No. An MDTO-directed mapping and test package can be designed. Conformance requires validation against the agreed profile and receiving environment.

Next step

Start with evidence, not assumptions

A first engagement can be limited to one lawful source package, one process and one receiving profile.