Lifecycle
Trust Lifecycle
Trust in ETHORITY is not a badge. It is a deterministic state machine. Systems move through explicit lifecycle states. Transitions are recorded. Continuity must be maintained.
Lifecycle structure
The lifecycle describes how trust evolves over time. Each state represents a different level of evidentiary maturity.
States are governance conditions — not marketing tiers.
Lifecycle states explained
The system’s existence or an artifact related to it has been publicly recorded. No validation or endorsement is implied.
Identity, scope, and system boundaries are explicitly stated. Governance assumptions become referenceable.
A snapshot has passed integrity and eligibility checks under a defined rule set. Verification is time-bound.
The verified state is sealed with a public timestamp. This preserves historical reference integrity.
Continuity conditions are actively enforced. Drift, evidence expiration, and rule changes are tracked.
Transitions & downgrade logic
Lifecycle transitions are explicit and ledger-recorded. No state persists implicitly.
- Monitoring lapse
- Material system drift
- Invalidated verification artifacts
- Violation of declared governance conditions
A downgrade does not erase history. It records a new lifecycle state.
Design principle
Trust is governed as a state machine. Each transition is explicit, time-bound, and ledger-recorded.