Compliance Glossary for Confluence

How are exact Confluence page revisions frozen?

Exact Confluence page revisions are frozen by matching each saved scan row to the live page version and modified time before capture. The app copies canonical storage-format bytes, computes SHA-256, records source and scan coordinates, and binds usage and findings to that revision. If the page changed or cannot be read, the enterprise freeze fails instead of depositing different content.

Last verified against production v6 · 26 September 2026

At a glance

InputActionOutputLimit
A saved page scanRead its page ID, page version, modified time, space, and glossary snapshotThe expected source coordinate for captureThe scan must be complete and belong to the pinned glossary snapshot.
The current Confluence page responseRequest the page in storage-body formatLive version metadata and canonical body textThe source must be readable. Its version and modified time must match the scan row.
Canonical body bytesCopy and hash the bytesBase64-encoded content, SHA-256 hash, byte length, and media typeOnly captured bytes receive a content hash. A hash does not prove that the source was correct.
Scan usage and findingsBind each record to the artifact ID, revision ID, and content hashRevision-specific usage observations and finding evidenceFindings do not retain page context snippets. Malformed arrays stop capture.
A completed capture chunkPersist content and records before checkpointingContent-addressed object, SQL artifact and revision records, and baseline membershipEach worker delivery reads at most 100 source units. Partial storage does not advance the job.
Complete deposited evidenceRecheck the pinned source snapshot before promotionVerified counts, root identity, conformance, and a promoted baseline pointerSource drift or count mismatch blocks promotion.

How it works

  1. Complete a terminology scan for every page that belongs in the governed scope.
  2. Open Baseline and find Enterprise evidence workspace.
  3. Under Create enterprise freeze, select Governed spaces and set the retention fields.
  4. Select Prepare and queue freeze. The server pins the scan snapshot before capture begins.
  5. Review Freeze progress. A changed or unavailable source appears as a failed freeze, not as a successful deposit.
  6. After promotion, inspect Frozen meanings and revisions. Review Revision, SHA-256, and Availability. Use Open evidence for the retained record.

Example

A policy page was scanned at version 18. An editor publishes version 19 before the freeze worker reads it. The live version no longer matches the saved scan coordinate. The worker records source drift and does not deposit version 19 under the version 18 evidence claim. The team scans again and creates a new freeze from the updated evidence.

What this does not mean

Revision capture is not a Confluence page-approval workflow. It does not stop later edits. It does not execute signatures or create legal WORM storage. SHA-256 detects changed captured bytes; it does not prove authorship, regulatory sufficiency, or source accuracy. The current enterprise source requires a readable page revision that still matches its scan evidence.

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Next step

Use one scanned policy page to evaluate revision capture. Record its current version, queue the freeze, and compare the deposited revision and SHA-256 with the source evidence. View Compliance Glossary on Atlassian Marketplace.

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Verification basis: production v6 code, tests, manifest, and operations guidance. Verified 26 September 2026.