diff --git a/apps/server/src/event-log.ts b/apps/server/src/event-log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0784eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/event-log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { desc, events, type Db, type EventRow } from "@parking/db";
+import type { Direction, IdentitySource, ParkingEventType, Signer } from "@parking/shared";
+
+// The append-only, hash-chained, signed event log — the system's core anti-fraud
+// primitive (see wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md). Entry/exit and device
+// events are NEVER edited or deleted; a correction/void is a new appended row.
+//
+// Integrity rules enforced here:
+//  - monotonic `index` (prev + 1; the unique constraint is the backstop),
+//  - `prevHash` = hash of the previous row's canonical form (genesis = null),
+//  - `signature` = signer.sign(canonical) over a STABLE field ordering,
+//  - appends are SERIALIZED: read-prev -> compute-hash -> insert must not
+//    interleave, or two events could claim the same index / chain off a stale
+//    prev. SQLite is single-writer, but the read+compute+insert is multi-step,
+//    so we guard it with an in-process async lock as well.
+
+export interface AppendInput {
+  readonly type: ParkingEventType;
+  readonly lane: number;
+  readonly direction?: Direction | null;
+  readonly source?: IdentitySource | null;
+  readonly identity?: string | null;
+  /** Event time (ISO-8601). Defaults to now. */
+  readonly occurredAt?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Canonical serialization of an event's signed/hashed content. Order is FIXED
+ * and explicit — the hash chain and signatures depend on byte-stable output, so
+ * this must never change for already-written events (versioned via keyId if it
+ * ever must). The volatile DB row id is deliberately excluded; identity in the
+ * chain is `index` + content.
+ */
+export function canonicalize(e: {
+  index: number;
+  type: string;
+  direction: string | null;
+  lane: number;
+  source: string | null;
+  identity: string | null;
+  occurredAt: string;
+  prevHash: string | null;
+}): string {
+  return JSON.stringify([
+    e.index,
+    e.type,
+    e.direction ?? null,
+    e.lane,
+    e.source ?? null,
+    e.identity ?? null,
+    e.occurredAt,
+    e.prevHash ?? null,
+  ]);
+}
+
+/** SHA-256 of an event's canonical form (hex) — what the NEXT event chains to. */
+export function hashEvent(canonical: string): string {
+  return createHash("sha256").update(canonical, "utf8").digest("hex");
+}
+
+export class EventLog {
+  readonly #db: Db;
+  readonly #signer: Signer;
+  /** Serialize appends: each waits for the previous to finish. */
+  #tail: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve();
+
+  constructor(db: Db, signer: Signer) {
+    this.#db = db;
+    this.#signer = signer;
+  }
+
+  /** Append one event to the chain. Returns the persisted row. Serialized. */
+  append(input: AppendInput): Promise<EventRow> {
+    const run = this.#tail.then(() => this.#appendNow(input));
+    // Keep the chain going even if one append rejects (don't wedge the lock).
+    this.#tail = run.catch(() => undefined);
+    return run;
+  }
+
+  #appendNow(input: AppendInput): EventRow {
+    const prev = this.#db
+      .select()
+      .from(events)
+      .orderBy(desc(events.index))
+      .limit(1)
+      .get();
+
+    const index = (prev?.index ?? 0) + 1;
+    const prevHash = prev ? hashEvent(canonicalize(prev)) : null;
+    const occurredAt = input.occurredAt ?? new Date().toISOString();
+
+    const canonical = canonicalize({
+      index,
+      type: input.type,
+      direction: input.direction ?? null,
+      lane: input.lane,
+      source: input.source ?? null,
+      identity: input.identity ?? null,
+      occurredAt,
+      prevHash,
+    });
+
+    const row = {
+      id: randomUUID(),
+      index,
+      type: input.type,
+      direction: input.direction ?? null,
+      lane: input.lane,
+      source: input.source ?? null,
+      identity: input.identity ?? null,
+      occurredAt,
+      prevHash,
+      signature: this.#signer.sign(canonical),
+    };
+
+    this.#db.insert(events).values(row).run();
+    return row as EventRow;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Walk the chain oldest→newest and recompute hashes + signatures. Returns the
+   * first detected break, or { ok: true }. This is what reconciliation and an
+   * integrity self-check call. Catches: tampered content, reordering, a deleted
+   * row (index gap), and a forged/invalid signature.
+   */
+  verifyChain(): { ok: true } | { ok: false; index: number; reason: string } {
+    const rows = this.#db.select().from(events).orderBy(events.index).all();
+    let expectedIndex = 1;
+    let prevHash: string | null = null;
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      if (row.index !== expectedIndex) {
+        return { ok: false, index: row.index, reason: `index gap: expected ${expectedIndex}` };
+      }
+      if ((row.prevHash ?? null) !== prevHash) {
+        return { ok: false, index: row.index, reason: "prevHash does not match chain" };
+      }
+      const canonical = canonicalize(row);
+      if (!this.#signer.verify(canonical, row.signature)) {
+        return { ok: false, index: row.index, reason: "signature invalid (content tampered or wrong key)" };
+      }
+      prevHash = hashEvent(canonical);
+      expectedIndex += 1;
+    }
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ac71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
+import { desc, events, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { requireRole } from "../auth.js";
+import type { EventLog } from "../event-log.js";
+
+// Read access to the append-only signed event log. NO write/update/delete routes
+// exist by design — events are only ever appended internally (entry flow, device
+// pushes). Corrections are new appended events, never edits. See
+// wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md.
+
+export async function eventRoutes(
+  app: FastifyInstance,
+  db: Db,
+  eventLog: EventLog,
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Any authenticated role may read the log (it's the audit trail).
+  const guard = requireRole("admin", "operator", "cashier", "readonly");
+
+  // Recent events, newest first. `limit` caps the page (default 100, max 1000).
+  app.get<{ Querystring: { limit?: string } }>(
+    "/api/events",
+    { preHandler: guard },
+    async (req) => {
+      const limit = Math.min(Math.max(Number(req.query.limit) || 100, 1), 1000);
+      const rows = db.select().from(events).orderBy(desc(events.index)).limit(limit).all();
+      return { events: rows };
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Integrity self-check: walk the chain and verify hashes + signatures. Admin-
+  // only (it's an audit action). Returns the first break, or ok. This is what a
+  // reconciliation job / "is the log intact?" check calls.
+  app.get(
+    "/api/events/verify",
+    { preHandler: requireRole("admin") },
+    async () => eventLog.verifyChain(),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/server.ts b/apps/server/src/server.ts
index dc53770..24bad88 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/server.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ import jwt from "@fastify/jwt";
 import Fastify, { type FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
 import { createDb, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import { TOKEN_COOKIE, requireJwtSecret } from "./auth.js";
+import { deviceEvents } from "./device-events.js";
+import { EventLog } from "./event-log.js";
 import { PrinterMonitor } from "./printer-monitor.js";
+import { buildSigner } from "./signer.js";
 import { authRoutes } from "./routes/auth.js";
 import { deviceRoutes } from "./routes/devices.js";
+import { eventRoutes } from "./routes/events.js";
 import { printerRoutes } from "./routes/printers.js";
 import { setupRoutes } from "./routes/setup.js";
 
@@ -59,7 +63,27 @@ export async function buildServer(opts: BuildOptions = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   app.addHook("onReady", async () => printerMonitor.start());
   app.addHook("onClose", async () => printerMonitor.stop());
 
-  // TODO: entry flow (input event → signed event → print → relay), event-log routes.
+  // Append-only signed event log. Subscribe device pushes (e.g. Dingtian button
+  // presses) into the hash-chained, signed `events` table — the anti-fraud audit
+  // trail. The device is NOT trusted; the host record is the source of truth, and
+  // a relay open with no matching signed event is itself the anomaly. We record
+  // the raw input faithfully as `input_received` (not yet a `vehicle_entry` — that
+  // comes with the full entry flow). See wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md.
+  const eventLog = new EventLog(db, buildSigner(app.log));
+  await eventRoutes(app, db, eventLog);
+  const unsubscribeInput = deviceEvents.onInput((e) => {
+    eventLog
+      .append({
+        type: "input_received",
+        lane: 0, // lane mapping is a TODO — device->lane lookup arrives with setup/lane wiring
+        identity: `${e.driverId}:${e.deviceId} input:${e.input}/${e.edge}`,
+        occurredAt: e.at,
+      })
+      .catch((err) => app.log.error(`event-log append failed: ${(err as Error).message}`));
+  });
+  app.addHook("onClose", async () => unsubscribeInput());
+
+  // TODO: entry flow (input event → signed event → print → relay); map device→lane.
 
   return app;
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/signer.ts b/apps/server/src/signer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ac4ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/signer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { createHmac, timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";
+import type { Signer } from "@parking/shared";
+
+// Concrete signers for the append-only event chain. The Signer interface is the
+// abstraction over the ATECC608 secure element (open-question #6 — chip not yet
+// confirmed wired). Until the chip is present we use a software HMAC signer:
+// it makes the chain self-consistent + tamper-evident, but is NOT unforgeable by
+// someone who owns the host (only the ATECC608's non-extractable key is). The
+// swap to hardware is a new Signer impl — no event-log changes.
+// See wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md and wiki/entities/atecc608.md.
+
+/** HMAC-SHA256 software signer. Key from env; fail fast if missing in prod. */
+export class SoftwareSigner implements Signer {
+  readonly keyId: string;
+  readonly #key: Buffer;
+
+  constructor(secret: string, keyId = "sw-hmac-v1") {
+    this.#key = Buffer.from(secret, "utf8");
+    this.keyId = keyId;
+  }
+
+  sign(payload: string): string {
+    return createHmac("sha256", this.#key).update(payload, "utf8").digest("hex");
+  }
+
+  verify(payload: string, signature: string): boolean {
+    const expected = this.sign(payload);
+    // Constant-time compare; bail on length mismatch (timingSafeEqual throws).
+    if (expected.length !== signature.length) return false;
+    return timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(expected, "hex"), Buffer.from(signature, "hex"));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build the process signer. Uses EVENT_SIGNING_KEY (HMAC secret). Falls back to
+ * the JWT secret only as a last resort so dev works out of the box — logged as a
+ * warning, because reusing the auth secret for event signing is not ideal.
+ *
+ * TODO(atecc608): when the secure element is wired, return an Atecc608Signer here
+ * (keyId "atecc608-slotN"); existing events stay verifiable via their stored keyId.
+ */
+export function buildSigner(log?: { warn: (msg: string) => void }): Signer {
+  const dedicated = process.env.EVENT_SIGNING_KEY;
+  if (dedicated && dedicated.length >= 16) {
+    return new SoftwareSigner(dedicated);
+  }
+  const jwtSecret = process.env.JWT_SECRET;
+  if (jwtSecret && jwtSecret.length >= 16) {
+    log?.warn(
+      "event signing: EVENT_SIGNING_KEY unset — falling back to JWT_SECRET. Set a dedicated key (and wire the ATECC608) before production.",
+    );
+    return new SoftwareSigner(jwtSecret, "sw-hmac-jwtfallback");
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    "event signing: no signing key. Set EVENT_SIGNING_KEY (>=16 chars) for the append-only event chain.",
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index f4204e6..930cdfd 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export interface ParkingEvent {
 }
 
 export type ParkingEventType =
+  // A raw device input (e.g. a Dingtian button press) was received and recorded.
+  // NOT a confirmed entry — the richer `vehicle_entry` is appended later by the
+  // entry flow once a ticket prints and the barrier is commanded.
+  | "input_received"
   | "vehicle_entry"
   | "vehicle_exit"
   | "void"
@@ -48,3 +52,26 @@ export const ROLES: readonly Role[] = [
   "cashier",
   "readonly",
 ] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Signs the canonical bytes of an event for the append-only chain. This is the
+ * abstraction over the [[atecc608]] secure element: the real, non-extractable
+ * hardware key is ONE implementation. Whether the chip is wired is still
+ * open-question #6, so the server ships a software signer in the meantime —
+ * same interface, swappable with no business-logic change (the device-adapter
+ * philosophy applied to signing). See wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: a software signer makes the chain self-consistent and detectably
+ * tamper-evident, but NOT unforgeable by someone who owns the machine — only the
+ * ATECC608 provides that. Don't conflate the two.
+ */
+export interface Signer {
+  /** Stable id of the signer/key (e.g. "sw-hmac-v1", "atecc608-slot0"). Stored
+   *  alongside events so verification knows which key to check against. */
+  readonly keyId: string;
+  /** Sign the canonical payload; returns a hex signature. */
+  sign(payload: string): string;
+  /** Verify a signature over the payload (software signers can; the ATECC608
+   *  verifies via its public key). */
+  verify(payload: string, signature: string): boolean;
+}