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# Key Features Capability Cards
Each card is a fast read pairing the headline capability with the evidence that backs it and why it matters day to day.
## 1. Delta SBOM Engine
- **What it is:** Layer-aware ingestion keeps the SBOM catalog content-addressed; rescans only fetch new layers and update dependency/vulnerability cartographs.
- **Evidence:** Deterministic Replay Manifest (SRM) captures the exact analyzer inputs/outputs per layer.
- **Why it matters:** Warm scans drop below one second, so CI/CD pipelines stay fast even under the free-tier quota.
## 2. Lattice Policy + OpenVEX
- **What it is:** Policy engine merges SBOM, advisories, VEX, and waivers through lattice logic that prioritises exploitability.
- **Evidence:** OpenVEX is treated as first-class input; the policy UI renders explain traces, while custom rule packs let teams automate muting, expirations, and non-VEX alert logic.
- **Why it matters:** Teams can distinguish exploitable risk from noise, tune the experience beyond VEX statements, and prove why a deployment was blocked or allowed.
## 3. Sovereign Crypto Profiles
- **What it is:** Bring-your-own trust bundles that switch signing algorithms (FIPS, eIDAS, GOST, SM) without code changes.
- **Evidence:** Crypto profiles travel with Offline Update Kits and post-quantum trust packs, keeping signatures verifiable in regulated sectors.
- **Why it matters:** You meet regional crypto requirements while keeping provenance attestations consistent across tenants.
## 4. Deterministic Replay & Evidence Bundles
- **What it is:** Every scan produces a DSSE + SRM bundle that can be replayed with `stella replay`.
- **Evidence:** Replay manifests capture analyzer versions, lattice state, and attestations in content-addressed storage for audit trails.
- **Why it matters:** Auditors and incident responders can re-run a historical scan and trust the findings were not tampered with.
## 5. Transparent Quotas & Offline Operations
- **What it is:** Redis-backed counters surface `{{ quota_token }}` scans/day via headers, UI banners, and `/quota` API; Offline Update Kits mirror feeds.
- **Evidence:** Quota tokens verify locally using bundled public keys, and Offline Update Kits include mirrored advisories, SBOM feeds, and VEX sources.
- **Why it matters:** You stay within predictable limits, avoid surprise throttling, and operate entirely offline when needed.
## 6. Signed Reachability Proofs (Hybrid)
- **What it is:** Every reachability graph is sealed with a graph-level DSSE and optional edge-bundle DSSEs for runtime/init/contested edges; Rekor-backed when enabled.
- **Evidence:** CAS layout `cas://reachability/graphs/{hash}` + `{hash}.dsse`; edge bundles capped and sorted; quarantine/dispute uses per-edge revocation. See `docs/reachability/hybrid-attestation.md`.
- **Why it matters:** You can prove (or contest) exactly why a vuln is reachable, replay results offline, and avoid flooding transparency logs.
## 7. Competitive Moats (2025-11 refresh)
- **What it is:** Deterministic replay, lattice VEX, sovereign crypto profiles, proof graph, and hybrid reachability attestations held as first-class product pillars.
- **Evidence:** `docs/market/competitive-landscape.md` distils a 15-vendor comparison; `03_VISION.md` lists moats; `docs/reachability/lead.md` details the reachability proof moat.
- **Why it matters:** Clear differentiation guides roadmap and sales; keeps us focused on replayable, sovereign, and explainable security.
### Explore Further
- Walk the first deployment in [quickstart.md](quickstart.md).
- Dive into architectural flows in [high-level-architecture.md](high-level-architecture.md).
- Need detailed matrices? The legacy [feature matrix](04_FEATURE_MATRIX.md) and [vision](03_VISION.md) remain available for deep dives.