1
Confirm base proof exists publicly
Open the Registry viewer and locate your IPR Base entry (hash + timestamp). This is the gating evidence.
If the base proof is missing, do: Publish.
DOCS · OPERATOR PATH · DETERMINISTIC GATES · FAIL-CLOSED
Operator path
An Operator License is not a button. It is a capability layer that requires a VALID IPR Base with a published minimized proof in the append-only registry.
Operator capability comes after public proof (hash-only) exists
FAIL-CLOSED NOTICE · OPERATOR GATE
No published proof ⇒ no operator
Operator issuance must fail if the base identity proof is not present in the public registry. This is the minimum posture for auditability and governance.
Prerequisites
- You have an IPR Base private release artifact (kept private).
- You computed payload_sha256 (64-hex lowercase).
- You verified deterministically (VALID/INVALID, no partial state).
- You published a minimized hash-only entry to /registry/registry.json (append-only).
- Registry viewer shows your base proof as VALID (format + required evidence fields present).
UE_FIRST
AUDIT_FIRST
FAIL_CLOSED
HASH_ONLY
APPEND_ONLY
Steps (operator issuance)
2
Create Operator License release (private)
Generate the operator license release artifact. This is a private payload, just like base release.
Output: payload_sha256 + timestamp + signature.
3
Verify operator evidence
Verify deterministically. Missing evidence ⇒ INVALID.
4
Publish operator proof (hash-only)
Publish a minimized entry for the operator license into the append-only registry.
What “Operator” enables
Issuance capability
Ability to issue/operate additional flows (modules, nodes, governance artifacts) under deterministic proof.
Governance layer
Operator identity becomes a governance anchor for cyber-physical operations and audit trails.
Audit responsibility
Operator issuance implies stricter evidence discipline: append-only events, incident reconstruction readiness.