{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/machine-identity/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-010",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A governed continuity claim linking a machine subject to identifiers, keys, runtime history, provenance and authorized changes.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Machine Identity",
  "not": "A machine identity record does not by itself create legal personhood, citizenship or authority.",
  "plain": "Machine identity must account for copying, forks, rollbacks, key rotation and substrate migration.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-009",
    "K01-TERM-011",
    "K01-TERM-012",
    "K01-TERM-013",
    "K01-TERM-014",
    "K01-TERM-048",
    "K01-TERM-057",
    "K01-TERM-058"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "machine-identity",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "identity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}