Definition
A scoped assertion issued under a stated policy about an identity, role, capability, or status.
Boundary
- Implies
- the issuer made the bounded assertion
- Does not imply
- truth outside the issuer's competence or permanent status
- Evidence required
- issuer, subject, claims, validity, revocation, proof method, and policy
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-IDENTITY-EXPLAINER-001
- Source SHA-256
- 7778777d9c43b82addc47d714adb38a60e9c92d9b6e051f7610cb64703458ae6
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-002
- Record SHA-256
- 159f864959ef7337f50a16b28bd229fdb9418d796b028dcd97a65825ae70eb38
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.