The following diagrams (in ascii-art, and aasvg generated SVG) are to be used to explain various kinds of composite attesters.
A Conveyer is a system component that produces or relays Conceptual Messages.
An Attester is a special kind of Conveyer which produces Evidence.
An interface is connected to a Node (such as an Attester) and outputs a RATS Conceptual Messages.
A Dependant connector describes a chain of trust between two adjacent Attesters within a layered attester arrangement.
A Collection connector describes the collection of Conceptual Messages.