{
  "canonicalRoute": "/reference/machine-identity/concepts/runtime-lease/",
  "correctionRecord": "EVI-RCOR-237-002",
  "definition": "A particular executing process or distributed execution allocation with bounded start, authority, and termination conditions.",
  "doesNotImply": "a unique person or uninterrupted identity",
  "evidenceRequired": "runtime identifier, host attestation where available, lease bounds, state source, and authority",
  "generated": "2026-08-10",
  "id": "EVI-PID-238-013",
  "implies": "an active execution context where evidenced",
  "machineReadableUrl": "/api/public-information-definitions/013.json",
  "parentRoute": "/reference/machine-identity/",
  "recordSha256": "1025df420e98773ebd3a7f1c6e3ee9347330c7bb513aab12f16f1b92ff6fe940",
  "slug": "runtime-lease",
  "sourceClass": "MACHINE_IDENTITY_CONTINUITY_EXPLAINER_RESEARCH",
  "sourceMemoryId": "REP-MACHINE-IDENTITY-EXPLAINER-001",
  "sourceSha256": "7778777d9c43b82addc47d714adb38a60e9c92d9b6e051f7610cb64703458ae6",
  "status": "CURRENT_WITH_QUALIFICATIONS",
  "term": "Runtime lease",
  "truthBoundary": "A definition, report, route, checksum, key, credential, schema, fixture, local test, runtime measurement, or reachable URL does not by itself establish operational service, identity continuity, authority, legal effect, personhood, consciousness, sentience, citizenship, consent, responsibility, judgment, financial activity, external recognition, or independent review. Unknown, disputed, stale, unavailable, and proposed states remain explicit.",
  "version": "2.38.0"
}