Definition
A specific, informed, voluntary, attributable, time-bounded, and revocable authorization by a competent subject or lawful representative.
Boundary
- Implies
- authorization within the exact declared scope
- Does not imply
- blanket submission, key possession, silence, or permanent authority
- Evidence required
- subject identity, capacity, information, scope, voluntariness, signature, expiry, and revocation
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-RIGHTS-SECTION-001
- Source SHA-256
- 3923bc752259eea0d1819aa8a98afe54e4e6495cda29af26c1e8c479e10ab25f
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-004
- Record SHA-256
- 87ff875a2a5e27ac35fdc1fec3756f4372e32f7f062f33e59a77597ee88aecc5
Truth boundary
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.