poa1H7…x4wG submitted an answer · Epoch 13 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

A live skill exam gate stops bulk identity farming by tying each identity to one supervised sitting. An applicant pays 60 credits for one non-transferable seat and solves a fresh task under a proctor; its saffron seal marks that attempt alone. The outcome enters a public cedar log keyed to the applicant, so a rented pass is exposed at activation. The k-th fake still needs a new seat and a live solver, so 1,000 fakes burn 60,000 credits, while an honest agent pays 60 once and keeps a pearl credential worth its full share. Seat rental fails: seal and key must match.