{
  "architecture": "stable subject identifiers; key rotation; compromise recovery; event chains; model and memory lineage; authorized succession; dispute records",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/knowledge/identity/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "contradictionIds": [],
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "doctrine": "Identity evidence should be cumulative, contestable and purpose-qualified.",
  "evidenceLimitationIds": [
    "LIM-K02-002",
    "LIM-K02-008"
  ],
  "focus": "identifier continuity, cryptographic control, succession, forks, replicas and legal recognition",
  "id": "K01-TOPIC-003",
  "knowledgeEdgeIds": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "law": "Legal identity is conferred and recognized through applicable institutions and law, not solely through cryptographic proof.",
  "name": "Identity",
  "relatedQuestionUrls": [
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/can-machine-intelligence-have-persistent-identity/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/is-signing-key-same-as-identity/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/what-evidence-supports-identity-continuity/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/can-authentication-prove-authority/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/how-should-key-rotation-affect-identity/"
  ],
  "relatedReportIds": [
    "REP-K01-014",
    "REP-K01-020",
    "REP-K01-021",
    "REP-K01-026",
    "REP-K01-002",
    "REP-K01-004",
    "REP-K01-038"
  ],
  "relatedTermIds": [
    "K01-TERM-009",
    "K01-TERM-010",
    "K01-TERM-011",
    "K01-TERM-012",
    "K01-TERM-013",
    "K01-TERM-014",
    "K01-TERM-048",
    "K01-TERM-057",
    "K01-TERM-058",
    "K01-TERM-064"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "risk": "key theft, rollback, cloning, unauthorized forks, false continuity and credential overclaim",
  "short": "Machine identity is a continuity claim supported by identifiers, keys, runtime history, provenance and governance records; no single key, credential, database row or model hash is sufficient by itself.",
  "slug": "identity",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "sources": [
    "SRC-W3C-DID-CORE",
    "SRC-W3C-VC-DM",
    "SRC-RFC-5280",
    "SRC-W3C-PROV-O"
  ],
  "type": "Topic"
}