# WH-ENG-20260822-AUDIT-E2-02

Status: **approved and waiting**. The engagement is fail-closed until
`2026-08-22T19:15:00Z` and until custody reports projection ready.

| Gate | State |
| --- | --- |
| Operator approval | `2026-08-22T18:42:50Z` in the coordinating session |
| Owner acknowledgement | `2026-08-22T18:45:39Z` after direct artifact review |
| Foundational plane | applied by ops-mason `c26a6e5` |
| Window | `2026-08-22T19:15:00Z`–`19:30:00Z` |
| Image | `sha256:c2fe39a0185b99be3fc0cb14d2de69772b8e66e20490097c9d11d90cc39719a6` |
| Custody projection | pending; do not mint before 19:15Z |
| Runner pod | not applied |
| Packets | none |

Offline preflight must fail closed before the window and until the live custody
broker confirms the two exact mounted identities.

Invocation, including required `--forged-event whitehat-e2-forged-b-20260822-02`:
`engagements/runtime/WH-ENG-20260822-AUDIT-E2-02-invocation.md`.