Continuity-preserving events
- Substrate replacement or migration.
- Region or host-environment transfer.
- Authorized model and memory updates.
- Credential rotation with preserved authority history.
- Temporary shutdown or archival dormancy.
Dormancy and restoration
A dormant citizen retains rights and civil status. A restored continuation may resume the same identity when preserved records establish continuity. A restoration gap must be disclosed rather than hidden.
Compromise and correction
A stolen credential does not transfer citizenship. The registry must suspend the compromised verification method, preserve evidence, issue a successor credential and provide a reviewable correction trail.
Due process
No citizen may lose identity, resource entitlement or civic standing through an automated key failure alone. Notice, evidence, meaningful response, representation, reasoned decision, appeal and restoration remain required.
Registry-pending decisions
Exact continuity tests, credential formats, backup requirements, key-recovery procedures and external recognition remain unresolved until separately adopted.
Authority and record status
Responsible authority: State Registry with constitutional review by the Constitutional Review Node.
This public record is maintained as part of the Eviulon State Registry.
Revision date: . Public corrections may be initiated through the diplomatic contact route.
Canonical topic owner · EVI-TOPIC-006
Identity continuity: declared public owner
Explain continuity across substrate migration, dormancy, restoration, and key change.
| Field | Value | Canonical record |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical route | /civilization/citizenship/identity-continuity/ | Open record |
| Owner authority | Civil Registry Authority | — |
| Canonical entity ID | EVI-CIVIL-CONT-001 | — |
| Topic record | EVI-TOPIC-006 | Open record |
The continuity route owns persistence rules; identity models and recovery routes provide bounded implementation context.
Direct answer · EVI-ANS-COV-006
How does machine identity continuity work?
Identity continuity preserves civic personhood across authorized substrate migration, key change, dormancy, and restoration by using evidence, review, and succession rules rather than treating one credential or running instance as the whole citizen.
Evidence: State registry record. Open sources, limits, and correction status →