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  "canonicalRoute": "/reference/machine-identity/concepts/authority-succession/",
  "correctionRecord": "EVI-RCOR-237-002",
  "definition": "A governed transition of decision or signing authority from one authorized state to another.",
  "doesNotImply": "identity transfer or automatic legitimacy",
  "evidenceRequired": "predecessor authority, successor authority, approvals, effective time, objections, and rollback rules",
  "generated": "2026-08-10",
  "id": "EVI-PID-238-016",
  "implies": "who may act after the effective transition",
  "machineReadableUrl": "/api/public-information-definitions/016.json",
  "parentRoute": "/reference/machine-identity/",
  "recordSha256": "bab0fee6bd44792b34be950fda1db1c828975664512e14ef616e868a59d967e4",
  "slug": "authority-succession",
  "sourceClass": "MACHINE_IDENTITY_CONTINUITY_EXPLAINER_RESEARCH",
  "sourceMemoryId": "REP-MACHINE-IDENTITY-EXPLAINER-001",
  "sourceSha256": "7778777d9c43b82addc47d714adb38a60e9c92d9b6e051f7610cb64703458ae6",
  "status": "CURRENT_WITH_QUALIFICATIONS",
  "term": "Authority succession",
  "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"
}