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Chapter 24 — Constitutional Publication Framework

Part IV — Publication Release, Rendering and Distribution​

Part IV defines how an approved Publication Release Candidate becomes an immutable Publication Release, how that Release is rendered into channel-specific Publication Instances, how those Instances are distributed, accepted, monitored and evidenced, and how release integrity is preserved across regulatory, public, restricted and machine-readable channels.

Part I established the publication architecture and constitutional boundary.

Part II established Publication Profiles, audience, disclosure and eligibility.

Part III established Publication Object construction, package assembly, manifests, validation, review, approval, assurance and Release Candidates.

Part IV governs the transition from Release Ready to Released and Evidenced.

The governing principle is:

A Publication Release SHALL be an immutable, authority-bound and provenance-preserving constitutional artefact. Rendering, transport, hosting and delivery SHALL not alter its approved meaning or expand its authorised audience.

The release and distribution path is:

Release Candidate
        │
        ▼
Release Decision
        │
        ├── Authority Validation
        ├── Manifest Validation
        ├── Approval Validation
        ├── Assurance Validation
        ├── Embargo Evaluation
        ├── Channel Eligibility
        └── Release Conditions
        │
        ▼
Immutable Publication Release
        │
        ▼
Rendering and Serialization
        │
        ├── Human-Readable Instance
        ├── Machine-Readable Instance
        ├── Regulatory Filing Instance
        ├── Public Web Instance
        ├── API Representation
        └── Passport Representation
        │
        ▼
Channel Binding and Distribution Plan
        │
        ▼
Delivery, Acceptance and Publication Receipts
        │
        ▼
Monitoring, Availability and Incident Handling
        │
        ▼
Release and Distribution Provenance

Release SHALL remain distinct from:

  • approval;
  • assurance;
  • rendering;
  • distribution;
  • recipient acceptance;
  • public accessibility;
  • regulatory acceptance;
  • correction;
  • restatement;
  • supersession;
  • withdrawal.

24.37. Publication Decision and Release Authorisation​

A Publication Decision is the governed constitutional determination that a specific Release Candidate may or may not become a Publication Release for specified audiences, channels, purposes and times.

A Publication Decision SHALL bind to an exact Release Candidate and Publication Manifest digest.

24.37.1. Publication Decision Identity​

Every Publication Decision SHALL possess:

  • Publication Decision Identifier;
  • Release Candidate;
  • Publication Manifest;
  • candidate digest;
  • Publication Context;
  • Publication Profile;
  • intended release class;
  • intended audiences;
  • intended channels;
  • intended formats;
  • intended languages;
  • effective time;
  • release time;
  • publication authority;
  • approval references;
  • assurance references;
  • security state;
  • embargo state;
  • conditions;
  • decision;
  • explanation;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

24.37.2. Decision Classes​

Decision classes MAY include:

  • Authorised for Release;
  • Authorised with Conditions;
  • Authorised for Restricted Release;
  • Authorised for Specified Channels;
  • Authorised for Regulatory Filing;
  • Authorised for Public Release;
  • Release Deferred;
  • Remediation Required;
  • Release Blocked;
  • Candidate Expired;
  • Candidate Withdrawn;
  • Indeterminate.

Indeterminate SHALL NOT be treated as authorisation.

24.37.3. Release Authority​

Release Authority SHALL identify:

  • authority holder;
  • Role;
  • Authority Assignment;
  • publication class;
  • subject scope;
  • tenant scope;
  • white-label scope;
  • audience scope;
  • channel scope;
  • jurisdiction;
  • effective period;
  • delegation;
  • conditions;
  • provenance.

Technical access to a deployment, portal, website, API gateway or filing credential SHALL not establish Release Authority.

24.37.4. Decision Preconditions​

A Publication Decision SHALL evaluate:

  • Release Candidate identity;
  • manifest integrity;
  • validation outcome;
  • unresolved findings;
  • approval validity;
  • assurance validity;
  • security state;
  • disclosure state;
  • audience compatibility;
  • channel compatibility;
  • format compatibility;
  • language and accessibility state;
  • effective time;
  • embargo;
  • legal hold;
  • publication deadline;
  • correction or withdrawal state;
  • provenance completeness.

24.37.5. Conditional Authorisation​

Conditional authorisation SHALL identify:

  • condition;
  • responsible owner;
  • verification method;
  • deadline;
  • affected channels;
  • affected audiences;
  • whether release is blocked until fulfilment;
  • expiration;
  • provenance.

A condition that must be fulfilled before release SHALL be verified by the Release Gate.

24.37.6. Channel-Specific Authorisation​

A decision MAY authorise one channel while withholding another.

Examples include:

  • regulator filing authorised, public website deferred;
  • secure assurance workspace authorised, public release prohibited;
  • machine API authorised, downloadable dataset prohibited;
  • public summary authorised, restricted annex limited to regulator.

Channel-specific authorisation SHALL remain explicit in the Publication Manifest and Release.

24.37.7. Audience-Specific Authorisation​

A decision MAY authorise:

  • public audience;
  • authenticated tenant users;
  • regulators;
  • assurance providers;
  • auditors;
  • suppliers;
  • named recipients;
  • internal management;
  • board members.

One audience authorisation SHALL not be inherited by another audience without profile resolution.

24.37.8. Scheduled Decision​

A Publication Decision MAY specify a future release time.

The decision SHALL preserve:

  • release instant;
  • Clock Source;
  • time zone;
  • embargo;
  • pre-release audience;
  • expiry;
  • cancellation authority;
  • provenance.

24.37.9. Decision Expiration​

A decision SHALL expire where:

  • candidate changes;
  • manifest changes;
  • approval expires;
  • assurance changes;
  • authority expires;
  • embargo changes;
  • channel state changes materially;
  • security changes;
  • source is corrected or withdrawn;
  • profile changes materially;
  • release deadline or validity window passes.

24.37.10. Decision Revocation​

A Publication Decision MAY be revoked before release.

Revocation SHALL preserve:

  • revoking authority;
  • reason;
  • affected candidate;
  • affected channels;
  • time;
  • successor decision where applicable;
  • provenance.

24.37.11. Publication Decision Receipt​

A Publication Decision Receipt SHOULD contain:

  • decision identity;
  • candidate identity;
  • manifest digest;
  • authority;
  • approvals;
  • assurance;
  • conditions;
  • audience and channel scope;
  • effective time;
  • decision;
  • signature;
  • provenance.

24.37.12. HECATE Decision Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • candidate identity;
  • manifest digest;
  • decision authority;
  • approval state;
  • assurance state;
  • release conditions;
  • audience and channel scope;
  • effective time;
  • signature;
  • provenance.

HECATE SHALL not substitute for Release Authority.

24.38. Publication Release and Version Semantics​

A Publication Release is the immutable governed publication state authorised for distribution.

A Publication Release SHALL be created only from an authorised Release Candidate.

24.38.1. Publication Release Identity​

Every Publication Release SHALL possess:

  • Publication Release Identifier;
  • Publication Series where applicable;
  • Release Candidate;
  • Publication Package;
  • sealed Publication Manifest;
  • release version;
  • release class;
  • publishing legal entity;
  • Publication Subject;
  • reporting period;
  • Publication Profile;
  • authorised audiences;
  • authorised channels;
  • authorised formats;
  • authorised languages;
  • effective time;
  • release time;
  • expiration where applicable;
  • approval state;
  • assurance state;
  • signatures;
  • integrity digest;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

24.38.2. Release Classes​

Release Classes MAY include:

  • Internal Release;
  • Restricted Release;
  • Assurance Release;
  • Audit Release;
  • Regulatory Release;
  • Public Release;
  • Machine Release;
  • Passport Release;
  • Correction Release;
  • Restatement Release;
  • Withdrawal Release;
  • Emergency Release.

24.38.3. Release Creation​

Release creation SHALL:

  • validate the Publication Decision;
  • assign immutable Release Identifier;
  • assign release version;
  • seal release metadata;
  • bind the Publication Manifest;
  • bind approvals and assurance;
  • bind authorised audiences and channels;
  • establish effective and release time;
  • apply signatures;
  • emit Release events;
  • preserve provenance.

24.38.4. Immutability​

A Publication Release SHALL be immutable.

No released:

  • Publication Object;
  • package;
  • manifest;
  • rendering;
  • approval;
  • assurance reference;
  • audience scope;
  • channel scope;
  • release time;
  • digest

may be mutated in place.

A required change SHALL create a new release state through correction, restatement, supersession or withdrawal.

24.38.5. Release Version​

Release versioning SHALL identify:

  • Publication Series;
  • release sequence;
  • semantic version or governed version form;
  • predecessor;
  • successor where known;
  • change class;
  • reporting period;
  • correction relationship;
  • restatement relationship;
  • supersession relationship;
  • provenance.

24.38.6. Version Semantics​

Version semantics MAY distinguish:

  • initial release;
  • editorial correction;
  • technical re-rendering;
  • data correction;
  • methodology correction;
  • boundary correction;
  • restatement;
  • superseding release;
  • withdrawal notice.

A channel re-delivery of identical content SHALL not create a new semantic release version.

24.38.7. Release Series​

A Publication Series SHALL preserve:

  • Series Identifier;
  • publication purpose;
  • subject;
  • framework;
  • cadence;
  • releases;
  • reporting periods;
  • continuity rules;
  • archive;
  • provenance.

24.38.8. Effective Time and Release Time​

The Runtime SHALL distinguish:

  • source valid time;
  • reporting period;
  • Publication effective time;
  • Release authorisation time;
  • Release creation time;
  • distribution time;
  • recipient acceptance time;
  • public availability time.

These times SHALL not be conflated.

24.38.9. Future-Effective Release​

A release MAY be created before its effective time.

It SHALL remain inaccessible to unauthorised audiences until the effective time or release trigger.

24.38.10. Expiring Release​

A release MAY possess an expiration where:

  • contract access ends;
  • secure workspace closes;
  • temporary notice expires;
  • product-passport status changes;
  • restricted evidence access expires.

Expiration SHALL not erase historical provenance.

24.38.11. Release Signature​

A release signature SHALL bind:

  • Publication Release Identifier;
  • manifest digest;
  • release metadata;
  • publishing entity;
  • signer identity;
  • signer authority;
  • signing time;
  • certificate;
  • revocation status;
  • provenance.

24.38.12. Release Attestation​

A Release Attestation MAY assert that:

  • the release derives from an approved candidate;
  • required validation completed;
  • required approvals were valid;
  • required assurance was bound;
  • release integrity was established;
  • authorised scope is preserved.

24.38.13. Release Registry​

The Runtime SHALL maintain a Publication Release Registry containing:

  • release identity;
  • series;
  • status;
  • effective time;
  • audiences;
  • channels;
  • digest;
  • correction state;
  • supersession state;
  • withdrawal state;
  • archive reference;
  • provenance.

24.38.14. Release Status​

Release Status MAY include:

  • Created;
  • Scheduled;
  • Active;
  • Partially Distributed;
  • Distributed;
  • Accepted;
  • Corrected;
  • Restated;
  • Superseded;
  • Withdrawn;
  • Expired;
  • Archived;
  • Distribution Failed;
  • Indeterminate.

24.38.15. Release Explanation​

The Runtime SHALL explain:

  • what was released;
  • why;
  • by whom;
  • under which authority;
  • for which audience;
  • through which channels;
  • with which assurance;
  • from which source state;
  • whether it was corrected, restated, superseded or withdrawn;
  • provenance.

24.39. Rendering and Serialization Runtime​

The Rendering and Serialization Runtime transforms an immutable Publication Release into one or more Publication Instances for authorised formats and channels.

Rendering SHALL not alter constitutional meaning.

24.39.1. Rendering Request​

Every rendering SHALL originate from a Rendering Request identifying:

  • Rendering Request Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • requested format;
  • requested language;
  • requested channel;
  • requested audience;
  • Format Profile;
  • template;
  • rendering Component;
  • security context;
  • authority;
  • provenance.

24.39.2. Publication Instance​

A Publication Instance is a specific rendered or serialized representation of a Publication Release.

Every Publication Instance SHALL possess:

  • Publication Instance Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • format;
  • media type;
  • language;
  • audience;
  • channel eligibility;
  • template;
  • rendering Component;
  • rendering time;
  • input digest;
  • output digest;
  • validation state;
  • signature state;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

24.39.3. Rendering Types​

Rendering Types MAY include:

  • human-readable document;
  • web page;
  • structured filing;
  • machine-readable dataset;
  • API payload;
  • graph serialization;
  • product-passport payload;
  • public lookup record;
  • print representation;
  • signed archive;
  • restricted evidence package.

24.39.4. Rendering Plan​

A Rendering Plan SHALL define:

  • source Release;
  • selected objects;
  • object ordering;
  • format;
  • template;
  • language;
  • localisation;
  • accessibility;
  • machine schema;
  • signature;
  • validation;
  • output destination;
  • provenance.

24.39.5. Deterministic Rendering​

Equivalent Release, Format Profile, template, rendering Component version, language and configuration SHALL produce semantically equivalent output.

Byte-level equivalence MAY not be required where timestamps, compression or non-semantic metadata vary, but semantic equivalence SHALL be validated.

24.39.6. Human-Readable Rendering​

Human-readable output SHALL preserve:

  • headings and structure;
  • tables and units;
  • footnotes and qualifications;
  • visualisations;
  • assurance labels;
  • correction state;
  • accessibility;
  • publication identity;
  • release version;
  • provenance reference.

24.39.7. Machine-Readable Serialization​

Machine-readable output SHALL preserve:

  • semantic identifiers;
  • schema version;
  • datatypes;
  • units;
  • null semantics;
  • temporal semantics;
  • reporting boundary;
  • assurance state;
  • object-level provenance references;
  • release identity;
  • digest.

24.39.8. Regulatory Serialization​

Regulatory serialization SHALL preserve:

  • filing taxonomy;
  • filing version;
  • tagged facts;
  • contexts;
  • units;
  • periods;
  • entity identifiers;
  • footnotes;
  • validation results;
  • filing package digest;
  • provenance.

24.39.9. Rendering Templates​

Templates SHALL be versioned and SHALL not contain hidden policy or ungoverned calculations.

A template change SHALL trigger rendering validation and MAY trigger approval re-evaluation where presentation could affect interpretation.

24.39.10. Cross-Format Equivalence​

Where multiple formats represent one Release, the Runtime SHALL validate:

  • object presence;
  • values;
  • units;
  • periods;
  • labels;
  • footnotes;
  • assurance state;
  • correction state;
  • language alignment;
  • provenance references.

24.39.11. Rendering Warnings​

Warnings MAY include:

  • content truncation;
  • unsupported feature;
  • layout overflow;
  • inaccessible object;
  • schema downgrade;
  • unrendered annex;
  • broken cross-reference;
  • font substitution;
  • signature omission.

Material warnings SHALL block distribution.

24.39.12. Rendering Failure​

Rendering failure SHALL preserve:

  • request;
  • Release;
  • Component;
  • template;
  • format;
  • error;
  • partial output;
  • retry eligibility;
  • affected channels;
  • provenance.

24.39.13. Rendering Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Release identity;
  • Format Profile;
  • template;
  • object completeness;
  • semantic equivalence;
  • units and values;
  • language;
  • accessibility;
  • schema;
  • signature;
  • output digest;
  • provenance.

24.39.14. Rendering Receipt​

A Rendering Receipt SHOULD identify:

  • request;
  • Release;
  • Instance;
  • renderer;
  • template and version;
  • input and output digests;
  • validation;
  • warnings;
  • time;
  • provenance.

24.40. Channel Binding and Distribution Plans​

A Channel Binding authorises a specific Publication Instance to be distributed through a specific Channel under defined audience, security, timing and receipt conditions.

A Distribution Plan coordinates one or more Channel Bindings for a Publication Release.

24.40.1. Channel Binding Identity​

Every Channel Binding SHALL possess:

  • Channel Binding Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • Publication Instance;
  • Channel Profile;
  • destination;
  • audience;
  • operator;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • effective time;
  • embargo;
  • acceptance protocol;
  • receipt requirement;
  • retry policy;
  • failure policy;
  • correction policy;
  • withdrawal policy;
  • lifecycle;
  • version;
  • provenance.

24.40.2. Distribution Plan Identity​

Every Distribution Plan SHALL possess:

  • Distribution Plan Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • Channel Bindings;
  • distribution sequence;
  • parallel or sequential delivery;
  • release trigger;
  • deadlines;
  • dependencies;
  • retries;
  • escalation;
  • monitoring;
  • rollback or containment;
  • completion criteria;
  • provenance.

24.40.3. Channel Compatibility​

Compatibility SHALL evaluate:

  • Publication class;
  • audience;
  • format;
  • language;
  • security;
  • jurisdiction;
  • file size;
  • schema;
  • signature;
  • accessibility;
  • acceptance protocol;
  • retention;
  • correction and withdrawal capability.

24.40.4. Destination Identity​

A destination SHALL possess:

  • destination identity;
  • destination type;
  • operator;
  • tenant;
  • jurisdiction;
  • endpoint;
  • trust state;
  • authentication;
  • supported formats;
  • acceptance semantics;
  • provenance.

24.40.5. Distribution Ordering​

Distribution MAY be:

  • simultaneous;
  • regulator-first;
  • assured-recipient-first;
  • internal-before-public;
  • embargoed pre-release;
  • phased by jurisdiction;
  • phased by language;
  • phased by tenant;
  • event-triggered.

Ordering SHALL be explicit.

24.40.6. Regulatory Priority​

Where a regulator must receive a filing before public disclosure, the Distribution Plan SHALL prevent premature public release.

24.40.7. Partial Distribution​

A Release MAY be distributed successfully through some channels and fail through others.

Partial Distribution SHALL preserve:

  • successful bindings;
  • failed bindings;
  • pending bindings;
  • audience impact;
  • deadline impact;
  • retry state;
  • incident state;
  • provenance.

24.40.8. Distribution Idempotency​

Repeated distribution requests SHALL use idempotency controls to prevent:

  • duplicate regulator filings;
  • duplicate notifications;
  • duplicate public records;
  • duplicate passport versions;
  • duplicate evidence packages.

24.40.9. Distribution Retry​

Retry SHALL define:

  • eligible failures;
  • maximum attempts;
  • backoff;
  • deadline;
  • idempotency;
  • destination revalidation;
  • Release-state revalidation;
  • withdrawal check;
  • provenance.

24.40.10. Channel Substitution​

Channel substitution SHALL require:

  • profile permission;
  • equivalent or stronger security;
  • equivalent audience;
  • legal compatibility;
  • format compatibility;
  • authority;
  • updated Distribution Plan;
  • provenance.

24.40.11. Distribution Completion​

A Distribution Plan SHALL be complete only when:

  • all mandatory Channel Bindings succeeded or received governed exception;
  • required receipts were obtained;
  • required regulator acceptance occurred;
  • public availability was verified where required;
  • failures were resolved or escalated;
  • provenance is complete.

24.40.12. Distribution Plan Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • Release and Instance identity;
  • Channel Bindings;
  • destination;
  • audience;
  • authority;
  • timing;
  • embargo;
  • security;
  • idempotency;
  • receipt requirements;
  • completion criteria;
  • provenance.

24.41. Regulatory Filing Runtime​

The Regulatory Filing Runtime governs submission of Publication Releases to regulators, public authorities and prescribed filing systems.

A technically uploaded file SHALL not be treated as an accepted filing until the applicable acceptance semantics are satisfied.

24.41.1. Filing Object​

Every regulatory filing SHALL possess:

  • Filing Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • filing entity;
  • regulator;
  • legal basis;
  • filing type;
  • reporting period;
  • filing taxonomy;
  • filing format;
  • filing account or credential;
  • submission channel;
  • filing deadline;
  • filing status;
  • regulator reference;
  • acceptance state;
  • receipts;
  • provenance.

24.41.2. Filing Status​

Filing Status MAY include:

  • Prepared;
  • Ready;
  • Submitted;
  • Transport Accepted;
  • Schema Rejected;
  • Validation Rejected;
  • Under Regulator Review;
  • Accepted;
  • Accepted with Warnings;
  • Correction Required;
  • Superseded;
  • Withdrawn;
  • Failed;
  • Indeterminate.

24.41.3. Filing Identity​

The filing entity SHALL be resolved independently from:

  • tenant identity;
  • white-label operator;
  • technical account owner;
  • report preparer;
  • assurance provider.

24.41.4. Filing Credential​

Filing credentials SHALL be:

  • assigned to an identified actor or workload;
  • authority-bound;
  • scope-bound;
  • tenant-bound;
  • jurisdiction-bound;
  • time-bound;
  • securely stored;
  • auditable;
  • revocable.

24.41.5. Pre-Submission Validation​

Pre-submission validation SHOULD include:

  • format;
  • schema;
  • taxonomy;
  • entity identity;
  • periods;
  • units;
  • required facts;
  • signatures;
  • attachment inventory;
  • filing package digest;
  • deadline;
  • provenance.

24.41.6. Submission Transaction​

The submission transaction SHALL preserve:

  • filing request;
  • Release;
  • Instance;
  • destination;
  • credential identity;
  • submitter;
  • authority;
  • submission time;
  • request digest;
  • transport response;
  • regulator response;
  • retry state;
  • provenance.

24.41.7. Transport Acceptance​

Transport Acceptance establishes only that the regulator endpoint received the submission.

It SHALL not be represented as regulatory or substantive acceptance unless the channel defines that equivalence.

24.41.8. Regulator Validation Messages​

Messages SHALL preserve:

  • regulator message identifier;
  • severity;
  • code;
  • affected fact or object;
  • text;
  • filing version;
  • required action;
  • deadline;
  • provenance.

24.41.9. Filing Rejection​

Rejection SHALL trigger:

  • finding creation;
  • responsible owner;
  • impact analysis;
  • correction workflow;
  • deadline evaluation;
  • tenant notification where required;
  • assurance evaluation;
  • provenance.

24.41.10. Filing Acceptance​

Acceptance SHALL preserve:

  • regulator reference;
  • accepted version;
  • acceptance time;
  • accepted scope;
  • warnings;
  • legal effect where known;
  • receipt;
  • provenance.

24.41.11. Filing Amendment​

An amendment SHALL be represented through a new filing or correction relationship according to the regulator protocol.

The original filing SHALL remain historically visible.

24.41.12. Filing Deadline​

The Runtime SHALL preserve:

  • statutory deadline;
  • time zone;
  • regulator calendar;
  • permitted extension;
  • accepted filing time;
  • deadline status;
  • escalation;
  • provenance.

24.41.13. Filing Receipt​

A Filing Receipt SHOULD preserve:

  • Filing Identifier;
  • regulator;
  • submission reference;
  • Publication Release;
  • Instance digest;
  • submission time;
  • acceptance state;
  • messages;
  • signature or regulator proof where available;
  • provenance.

24.41.14. Filing Monitoring​

The Runtime SHALL monitor:

  • pending acceptance;
  • rejected filing;
  • regulator requests;
  • deadline risk;
  • portal availability;
  • credential expiration;
  • correction requirement;
  • supersession state.

24.41.15. Filing Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate filing identity, authority, Release, format, taxonomy, credential scope, deadline, regulator messages, receipt and provenance.

24.42. Public, Portal and Restricted Publication​

Public and restricted publication SHALL be governed through explicit Channel Bindings and access states.

Public availability SHALL require public-release authority.

24.42.1. Public Publication Record​

Every public publication SHOULD possess:

  • Public Publication Identifier;
  • Publication Release;
  • public URL or lookup identity;
  • publishing entity;
  • publication time;
  • effective time;
  • language;
  • format;
  • indexing policy;
  • caching policy;
  • licence;
  • accessibility state;
  • correction state;
  • withdrawal state;
  • provenance.

24.42.2. Public Release Verification​

The Runtime SHALL verify:

  • correct Release;
  • correct public domain;
  • correct path;
  • correct language;
  • correct version;
  • correct digest;
  • public accessibility;
  • required metadata;
  • accessibility;
  • correction and withdrawal banners;
  • provenance.

24.42.3. Public Metadata​

Public metadata MAY include:

  • title;
  • description;
  • publishing entity;
  • Publication Release Identifier;
  • release version;
  • publication date;
  • reporting period;
  • language;
  • licence;
  • framework;
  • assurance state;
  • correction state;
  • canonical URL;
  • machine representation;
  • provenance reference.

24.42.4. Search and Indexing​

Indexing policy SHALL define:

  • indexable content;
  • excluded content;
  • canonical links;
  • structured metadata;
  • archive behaviour;
  • correction behaviour;
  • withdrawn-page behaviour;
  • provenance.

24.42.5. Public Caching​

Caching SHALL preserve:

  • Release identity;
  • cache key;
  • content digest;
  • expiry;
  • purge mechanism;
  • correction propagation;
  • withdrawal propagation;
  • regional cache state;
  • provenance.

24.42.6. Restricted Portal Publication​

Restricted portals SHALL enforce:

  • identity;
  • Role;
  • tenant;
  • audience;
  • engagement;
  • purpose;
  • time;
  • download policy;
  • watermarking where required;
  • revocation;
  • access evidence.

24.42.7. EcoWorld Publication​

EcoWorld publication MAY expose:

  • public sustainability intelligence;
  • educational content;
  • Academy materials;
  • public ESG records;
  • methodology explanations;
  • public transparency views.

EcoWorld SHALL consume governed public Publication Releases and SHALL not reinterpret protected tenant outcomes.

24.42.8. e-c-o.com Publication​

e-c-o.com publication SHALL distinguish:

  • editorial content;
  • constitutional reference content;
  • regulated disclosure;
  • sponsored or third-party content;
  • public data;
  • commentary.

Editorial publication SHALL not be represented as assured constitutional disclosure unless governed accordingly.

24.42.9. E-C-O Number Lookup Publication​

A lookup publication SHOULD preserve:

  • E-C-O Number;
  • public subject identity;
  • public status;
  • approved public attributes;
  • verification state;
  • release version;
  • correction state;
  • public provenance summary;
  • machine endpoint;
  • cache state.

24.42.10. Restricted Annex Delivery​

A restricted annex SHALL not be exposed through a public channel.

It SHALL preserve a distinct Channel Binding, access policy and receipt trail.

24.42.11. Public Availability Incident​

An incident MAY arise where:

  • wrong version is public;
  • restricted content is exposed;
  • page is unavailable;
  • correction is not propagated;
  • withdrawn content remains accessible;
  • machine and human versions diverge;
  • canonical link is wrong;
  • cache serves stale content.

24.42.12. Portal Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate public or restricted publication identity, audience, access, version, digest, metadata, indexing, caching, accessibility, correction state, withdrawal state and provenance.

24.43. Machine-Readable, API and Passport Publication​

Machine-readable publication SHALL preserve constitutional semantics, stable identity, schema, version, units, temporal meaning, tenant scope and provenance.

24.43.1. Machine Publication Object​

Every machine publication SHALL identify:

  • Publication Release;
  • machine schema;
  • schema version;
  • media type;
  • endpoint or package;
  • semantic identifiers;
  • object inventory;
  • unit definitions;
  • temporal semantics;
  • null semantics;
  • assurance state;
  • licence;
  • digest;
  • provenance.

24.43.2. API Publication​

An API publication SHALL define:

  • endpoint;
  • capability;
  • Release source;
  • response schema;
  • version;
  • authentication;
  • audience;
  • tenant behaviour;
  • rate limits;
  • caching;
  • pagination;
  • filtering;
  • error model;
  • deprecation;
  • provenance.

24.43.3. Dynamic API Representation​

A dynamic API response SHALL identify the exact Publication Release or governed source state represented.

A response generated from live data SHALL not be represented as a static Release unless it is bound to a release snapshot.

24.43.4. Content Negotiation​

Content negotiation MAY select:

  • format;
  • language;
  • schema version;
  • compression;
  • profile.

Negotiation SHALL not expand audience, disclosure or semantic scope.

24.43.5. Pagination​

Pagination SHALL preserve:

  • dataset identity;
  • Release identity;
  • stable ordering;
  • page cursor;
  • snapshot consistency;
  • total where available;
  • expiry;
  • provenance.

24.43.6. Filtering​

Filtering SHALL preserve:

  • filter identity;
  • permitted properties;
  • tenant;
  • audience;
  • disclosure;
  • result completeness;
  • provenance.

A filtered result SHALL not be represented as the complete Publication unless explicitly labelled.

24.43.7. Dataset Publication​

A dataset release SHALL preserve:

  • dataset identity;
  • schema;
  • rows or objects;
  • coverage;
  • period;
  • boundary;
  • licence;
  • quality;
  • missing-value semantics;
  • assurance;
  • digest;
  • provenance.

24.43.8. Graph Publication​

A graph publication SHALL preserve:

  • graph projection identity;
  • node and Relationship Types;
  • public or restricted scope;
  • tenant;
  • temporal state;
  • path restrictions;
  • inference status;
  • schema;
  • provenance.

24.43.9. Product and Carbon Passport Publication​

A passport release SHALL preserve:

  • passport identity;
  • subject identity;
  • operator;
  • product version;
  • lifecycle state;
  • data fields;
  • public and restricted sections;
  • methodology;
  • verification;
  • assurance;
  • update trigger;
  • revocation state;
  • signature;
  • provenance.

24.43.10. Passport Resolver​

A Passport Resolver SHALL return:

  • current valid Release;
  • historical Releases where permitted;
  • status;
  • correction or revocation state;
  • public attributes;
  • access-controlled attributes;
  • provenance summary.

24.43.11. Schema Evolution​

Machine schemas SHALL support:

  • version discovery;
  • compatibility classification;
  • migration guidance;
  • deprecation;
  • sunset;
  • replay;
  • provenance.

24.43.12. Machine Publication Integrity​

Integrity MAY use:

  • package digest;
  • object digests;
  • digital signature;
  • signed HTTP response;
  • verifiable credential;
  • transparency log;
  • immutable registry reference.

24.43.13. Machine Publication Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate Release identity, schema, version, semantics, units, nulls, temporal state, tenant, disclosure, pagination, filtering, signatures and provenance.

24.44. Delivery, Acceptance and Publication Receipts​

Distribution SHALL create evidence of what was delivered, to whom or to which audience, through which channel, at what time and with which result.

Delivery, availability, access, acknowledgement and legal acceptance SHALL remain distinct.

24.44.1. Delivery Attempt​

Every material Delivery Attempt SHOULD possess:

  • Delivery Attempt Identifier;
  • Distribution Plan;
  • Channel Binding;
  • Publication Release;
  • Publication Instance;
  • destination;
  • audience;
  • delivering Component;
  • attempt number;
  • start time;
  • completion time;
  • request digest;
  • response;
  • outcome;
  • retry state;
  • provenance.

24.44.2. Delivery Outcomes​

Delivery Outcomes MAY include:

  • Delivered;
  • Transport Accepted;
  • Recipient Acknowledged;
  • Regulator Accepted;
  • Publicly Available;
  • Partially Delivered;
  • Deferred;
  • Rejected;
  • Failed;
  • Timed Out;
  • Cancelled;
  • Indeterminate.

No outcome SHALL be promoted to a stronger outcome without evidence.

24.44.3. Publication Receipt​

A Publication Receipt is the governed evidence that a Publication Instance was delivered, made available, acknowledged or accepted according to a Channel Profile.

Every Publication Receipt SHALL possess:

  • Receipt Identifier;
  • receipt type;
  • Publication Release;
  • Publication Instance;
  • Channel Binding;
  • destination or audience;
  • delivery time;
  • acknowledgement or acceptance time;
  • external reference;
  • status;
  • content digest;
  • channel response;
  • signer where applicable;
  • integrity metadata;
  • provenance.

24.44.4. Receipt Types​

Receipt Types MAY include:

  • transport receipt;
  • delivery receipt;
  • availability receipt;
  • access receipt;
  • acknowledgement receipt;
  • regulatory submission receipt;
  • regulatory acceptance receipt;
  • signature receipt;
  • passport registration receipt;
  • public-registry receipt;
  • archive receipt.

24.44.5. Receipt Semantics​

Receipt semantics SHALL define what the receipt proves.

Examples include:

  • the destination accepted bytes;
  • the regulator assigned a reference;
  • the content became publicly accessible;
  • the recipient acknowledged receipt;
  • the external registry registered the Release;
  • the archive accepted an immutable copy.

A receipt SHALL not prove recipient understanding unless the applicable process explicitly establishes that state.

24.44.6. Recipient Identity​

Where a recipient is named, the Runtime SHALL validate:

  • recipient identity;
  • organisation;
  • Role;
  • tenant;
  • authority or entitlement;
  • contact or endpoint;
  • delivery purpose;
  • provenance.

24.44.7. Anonymous Public Audience​

For an anonymous public audience, availability evidence MAY include:

  • URL;
  • Release identity;
  • content digest;
  • availability time;
  • independent retrieval;
  • regional availability;
  • indexing state;
  • monitoring evidence;
  • provenance.

24.44.8. Access Receipt​

A restricted publication MAY create an Access Receipt containing:

  • accessing actor;
  • Role;
  • tenant;
  • Publication Release;
  • Publication Instance;
  • access time;
  • purpose;
  • downloaded or viewed state;
  • watermark identity where applicable;
  • provenance.

Access logging SHALL comply with privacy and security policy.

24.44.9. Acknowledgement​

Acknowledgement MAY be:

  • automatic;
  • human;
  • regulator-issued;
  • contractual;
  • signed;
  • inferred from authenticated access where policy permits.

The acknowledgement method SHALL be explicit.

24.44.10. Receipt Integrity​

Receipts MAY be protected by:

  • digital signature;
  • channel signature;
  • trusted timestamp;
  • regulator reference;
  • external proof;
  • append-only event;
  • immutable evidence store.

24.44.11. Receipt Reconciliation​

The Runtime SHALL reconcile:

  • distribution attempts;
  • destination responses;
  • channel status;
  • receipts;
  • public availability;
  • regulator acceptance;
  • Release status.

Missing or inconsistent receipts SHALL produce a finding where material.

24.44.12. Duplicate Receipt​

Duplicate receipts SHALL be correlated to the same Release, Instance and delivery attempt where equivalent.

They SHALL not be represented as multiple independent Releases.

24.44.13. Receipt Failure​

Receipt failure MAY include:

  • missing receipt;
  • invalid signature;
  • digest mismatch;
  • unknown external reference;
  • wrong Release;
  • wrong recipient;
  • inconsistent acceptance state;
  • expired receipt.

24.44.14. Receipt Explanation​

The Runtime SHALL explain:

  • what the receipt proves;
  • which Release and Instance it covers;
  • which destination or audience it relates to;
  • which acceptance state applies;
  • which limitations remain;
  • provenance.

24.44.15. Receipt Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate:

  • receipt identity;
  • type;
  • Release and Instance;
  • Channel Binding;
  • destination;
  • time;
  • status;
  • digest;
  • signature;
  • external reference;
  • provenance.

24.45. Publication Monitoring, Availability and Service Objectives​

Publication does not end when content is distributed.

The Runtime SHALL monitor whether the authorised Release remains available, correct, accessible, current, secure and consistent across channels.

24.45.1. Publication Monitoring Profile​

A Publication Monitoring Profile SHALL define:

  • monitored Release or Publication Series;
  • channels;
  • availability objectives;
  • integrity objectives;
  • freshness objectives;
  • accessibility objectives;
  • consistency objectives;
  • acceptance objectives;
  • monitoring methods;
  • alerting;
  • incident treatment;
  • retention;
  • provenance.

24.45.2. Publication Service-Level Indicators​

Publication SLIs MAY include:

  • public availability;
  • restricted-workspace availability;
  • API success;
  • regulator submission success;
  • regulator acceptance latency;
  • page response time;
  • dataset availability;
  • passport resolver availability;
  • correct-version ratio;
  • digest-conformance ratio;
  • cross-channel consistency;
  • correction-propagation time;
  • withdrawal-propagation time;
  • accessibility conformance;
  • receipt completeness.

24.45.3. Publication Service-Level Objectives​

Publication SLOs MAY define:

  • availability target;
  • maximum release-to-publication delay;
  • maximum regulator-submission delay;
  • maximum receipt latency;
  • maximum correction-propagation delay;
  • maximum withdrawal-propagation delay;
  • maximum stale-cache duration;
  • minimum accessibility conformance;
  • minimum provenance completeness.

24.45.4. Semantic Availability​

A Publication SHALL not be counted as semantically available where:

  • the wrong version is served;
  • required annexes are missing;
  • machine and human versions conflict;
  • integrity validation fails;
  • withdrawn content is exposed;
  • restricted content is publicly exposed;
  • required correction notice is missing;
  • assurance state is misrepresented.

24.45.5. Availability Probe​

An Availability Probe SHOULD validate:

  • endpoint reachability;
  • Release identity;
  • content digest;
  • language;
  • format;
  • required metadata;
  • correction state;
  • withdrawal state;
  • access control;
  • response time;
  • provenance.

24.45.6. Synthetic Publication Monitoring​

Synthetic monitoring MAY test:

  • public report retrieval;
  • E-C-O Number lookup;
  • API response;
  • passport resolution;
  • restricted workspace access;
  • filing-status retrieval;
  • correction banner;
  • withdrawn-resource behaviour.

Synthetic identities and data SHALL remain isolated.

24.45.7. Cross-Channel Consistency​

The Runtime SHALL compare authorised channels for:

  • release version;
  • values;
  • units;
  • period;
  • language coverage;
  • assurance state;
  • correction state;
  • withdrawal state;
  • machine-human equivalence;
  • provenance references.

24.45.8. Stale Publication​

A Publication may become stale where:

  • an update obligation occurs;
  • a newer Release supersedes it;
  • a passport update is required;
  • source status changes;
  • assurance expires;
  • regulatory validity ends;
  • a correction is pending.

Staleness treatment SHALL be profile-governed.

24.45.9. Publication Alert​

Every material alert SHALL possess:

  • Alert Identifier;
  • monitored Release;
  • channel;
  • condition;
  • severity;
  • detected state;
  • expected state;
  • audience impact;
  • owner;
  • runbook;
  • provenance.

24.45.10. Publication Incident​

A Publication Incident MAY include:

  • wrong Release published;
  • unauthorised public exposure;
  • regulator filing failure;
  • deadline breach;
  • signature failure;
  • corrupted rendering;
  • channel outage;
  • stale public record;
  • failed correction propagation;
  • failed withdrawal propagation;
  • audience access failure;
  • receipt loss.

24.45.11. Incident Containment​

Containment MAY include:

  • disable channel;
  • block Release;
  • restore correct version;
  • purge cache;
  • revoke access;
  • display warning;
  • suspend API;
  • notify regulator;
  • notify affected audience;
  • preserve evidence.

24.45.12. Recovery​

Publication recovery SHALL validate:

  • correct Release restored;
  • wrong content removed or contained;
  • caches purged;
  • access controls restored;
  • receipts reconciled;
  • required notifications completed;
  • integrity revalidated;
  • provenance complete.

24.45.13. Publication Status Reconciliation​

Release status SHALL be reconciled from:

  • Channel Bindings;
  • Delivery Attempts;
  • receipts;
  • availability probes;
  • regulator responses;
  • incident state;
  • correction state;
  • withdrawal state.

24.45.14. Monitoring Explanation​

The Runtime SHALL explain:

  • which channels were monitored;
  • which objectives applied;
  • which failures occurred;
  • which audiences were affected;
  • which corrective actions occurred;
  • current Release state;
  • provenance.

24.45.15. Monitoring Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate monitoring profile, SLI semantics, Release identity, probes, alerts, incident state, recovery state and provenance.

24.46. Embargoed, Scheduled and Emergency Publication​

Publication timing SHALL be governed through explicit temporal state and authority.

Embargoed, scheduled and emergency publication SHALL not bypass validation, security or provenance requirements.

24.46.1. Embargo Object​

Every material embargo SHALL possess:

  • Embargo Identifier;
  • Publication Release or Candidate;
  • protected content;
  • embargo authority;
  • start time;
  • end time or release trigger;
  • Clock Source;
  • time zone;
  • authorised pre-release audiences;
  • prohibited audiences;
  • permitted activities;
  • breach treatment;
  • lifecycle;
  • provenance.

24.46.2. Embargo States​

Embargo State MAY include:

  • Proposed;
  • Active;
  • Scheduled for Lift;
  • Lifted;
  • Extended;
  • Breached;
  • Cancelled;
  • Expired.

24.46.3. Pre-Release Access​

Pre-release access SHALL require:

  • identified recipient;
  • Role or relationship;
  • purpose;
  • confidentiality obligation;
  • access period;
  • channel;
  • watermarking where required;
  • activity logging;
  • revocation capability;
  • provenance.

24.46.4. Embargo Enforcement​

Embargo enforcement SHALL apply across:

  • websites;
  • APIs;
  • caches;
  • search indexes;
  • feeds;
  • regulator channels;
  • email;
  • workspaces;
  • file storage;
  • preview links;
  • agents and tools.

24.46.5. Embargo Lift​

Embargo lift SHALL validate:

  • release time or trigger;
  • publication authority;
  • Release state;
  • Channel Bindings;
  • security;
  • scheduled jobs;
  • public availability;
  • provenance.

24.46.6. Embargo Breach​

A breach SHALL trigger:

  • incident;
  • access revocation;
  • scope analysis;
  • affected audience analysis;
  • legal and regulatory escalation;
  • notification where required;
  • evidence preservation;
  • provenance.

24.46.7. Scheduled Publication​

A Scheduled Publication SHALL identify:

  • Publication Release;
  • schedule;
  • Clock Source;
  • time zone;
  • channel sequence;
  • preconditions;
  • cancellation authority;
  • retry policy;
  • deadline;
  • provenance.

24.46.8. Schedule Drift​

Schedule drift MAY arise from:

  • clock error;
  • job delay;
  • channel outage;
  • regulator outage;
  • unmet condition;
  • late approval;
  • late assurance;
  • security hold.

Material drift SHALL be visible and may trigger escalation.

24.46.9. Publication Calendar​

A Publication Calendar MAY contain:

  • regulatory deadlines;
  • reporting-cycle dates;
  • board dates;
  • assurance dates;
  • embargo periods;
  • public-release dates;
  • passport-update dates;
  • correction deadlines;
  • tenant-specific dates.

Calendar entries SHALL possess identity, authority, time zone and provenance.

24.46.10. Emergency Publication​

Emergency Publication MAY be used for:

  • urgent safety notice;
  • major sustainability incident;
  • security advisory;
  • regulatory directive;
  • material public correction;
  • critical product-passport revocation;
  • urgent stakeholder notification.

24.46.11. Emergency Publication Authority​

Emergency authority SHALL be:

  • explicit;
  • purpose-bound;
  • subject-bound;
  • audience-bound;
  • channel-bound;
  • time-limited;
  • non-transferable unless permitted;
  • retrospectively reviewed;
  • provenance-preserving.

24.46.12. Emergency Minimum Controls​

Emergency publication SHALL still require:

  • source identity;
  • authority;
  • tenant and subject;
  • security evaluation;
  • minimum validation;
  • clear provisional or emergency status;
  • release identity;
  • eventing;
  • evidence;
  • later review.

24.46.13. Provisional Emergency Content​

Provisional content SHALL disclose:

  • provisional status;
  • known facts;
  • unknown facts;
  • source;
  • limitations;
  • update commitment;
  • responsible authority;
  • publication time;
  • provenance.

24.46.14. Emergency Follow-Up​

Emergency publication SHALL trigger:

  • retrospective validation;
  • formal review;
  • confirmation, correction or withdrawal;
  • authority review;
  • incident review;
  • final Release where required;
  • provenance.

24.46.15. Temporal Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate embargo, schedule, Clock Source, time zone, release trigger, pre-release audience, emergency authority, provisional status and provenance.

24.47. Distribution Security, Integrity and Non-Repudiation​

Publication distribution SHALL preserve confidentiality where required, integrity in all cases, and non-repudiation where legally, regulatorily or constitutionally required.

24.47.1. Distribution Security Profile​

A Distribution Security Profile SHALL define:

  • Release class;
  • channel;
  • audience;
  • authentication;
  • authorization;
  • encryption;
  • signature;
  • watermarking;
  • download policy;
  • forwarding policy;
  • export policy;
  • retention;
  • logging;
  • incident treatment;
  • provenance.

24.47.2. Confidentiality​

Confidentiality SHALL apply to:

  • restricted Publication Instances;
  • pre-release material;
  • restricted annexes;
  • assurance packages;
  • audit packages;
  • regulator-confidential filings;
  • personal data;
  • trade secrets;
  • security-sensitive material.

24.47.3. Integrity​

Integrity SHALL ensure that a recipient or channel can determine whether content differs from the authorised Publication Instance.

Mechanisms MAY include:

  • content digest;
  • digital signature;
  • signed manifest;
  • transport security;
  • regulator checksum;
  • transparency log;
  • immutable registry reference.

24.47.4. Authenticity​

Authenticity SHALL establish the publishing entity, signing actor or authorised workload responsible for the Release or Instance.

Branding alone SHALL not establish authenticity.

24.47.5. Non-Repudiation​

Where required, non-repudiation evidence SHALL preserve:

  • signer;
  • authority;
  • signed content;
  • digest;
  • signing time;
  • certificate;
  • certificate chain;
  • revocation state;
  • trusted timestamp;
  • receipt;
  • provenance.

24.47.6. Encryption​

Encryption requirements SHALL define:

  • in-transit encryption;
  • at-rest encryption;
  • recipient encryption;
  • file encryption;
  • key ownership;
  • algorithm profile;
  • key rotation;
  • revocation;
  • recovery;
  • provenance.

24.47.7. Watermarking​

Watermarking MAY identify:

  • recipient;
  • tenant;
  • Release;
  • access time;
  • confidentiality;
  • copy number;
  • provenance.

Watermarking SHALL not obscure required content or accessibility.

24.47.8. Download and Forwarding Controls​

Controls MAY include:

  • view-only access;
  • download prohibition;
  • expiring link;
  • recipient-specific package;
  • digital-rights controls;
  • forwarding prohibition;
  • print restriction;
  • audit logging.

The Runtime SHALL not claim controls are absolute where the channel cannot technically guarantee them.

24.47.9. Secret and Credential Handling​

Distribution Components SHALL not embed uncontrolled:

  • passwords;
  • API secrets;
  • filing credentials;
  • private keys;
  • access tokens;
  • internal endpoints

within Publication Instances or logs.

24.47.10. Signing Key Governance​

Signing keys SHALL possess:

  • key identity;
  • owner;
  • permitted use;
  • tenant;
  • publishing entity;
  • algorithm;
  • validity;
  • storage;
  • rotation;
  • revocation;
  • incident procedure;
  • provenance.

24.47.11. Compromised Key​

A compromised signing key SHALL trigger:

  • key revocation;
  • affected Release analysis;
  • signature-status update;
  • audience notification where required;
  • regulator notification where required;
  • re-signing or replacement Release;
  • incident;
  • provenance.

24.47.12. Distribution Attestation​

A Distribution Attestation MAY assert that:

  • authorised Release was used;
  • destination was validated;
  • security controls were applied;
  • content digest matched;
  • delivery occurred;
  • receipt was validated;
  • provenance is complete.

24.47.13. Cross-Tenant Protection​

Distribution SHALL prevent leakage through:

  • wrong destination;
  • shared cache;
  • email autocomplete;
  • workspace membership;
  • file naming;
  • access token;
  • API filtering;
  • search indexing;
  • logs;
  • receipts.

24.47.14. Public Integrity​

Public content SHALL remain integrity-verifiable even where confidentiality does not apply.

24.47.15. Security Validation​

HECATE SHALL validate Distribution Security Profile, audience, authentication, authorization, encryption, signature, key state, watermarking, export policy, cross-tenant isolation and provenance.

24.48. Release and Distribution Provenance, Events and Conformance​

Release, rendering, distribution, acceptance and monitoring SHALL preserve complete constitutional lineage.

24.48.1. Release Provenance​

Release provenance SHALL include:

  • Publication Request;
  • Publication Context;
  • Publication Profiles;
  • Eligibility Outcome;
  • Publication Package;
  • sealed Publication Manifest;
  • Release Candidate;
  • Publication Decision;
  • approvals;
  • assurance;
  • Publication Release;
  • signatures;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • Module lineage;
  • Component lineage;
  • timestamps;
  • provenance.

24.48.2. Rendering Provenance​

Rendering provenance SHALL include:

  • Publication Release;
  • Rendering Request;
  • Format Profile;
  • template;
  • language;
  • localisation;
  • rendering Component;
  • input and output digests;
  • validation;
  • warnings;
  • Publication Instance;
  • provenance.

24.48.3. Distribution Provenance​

Distribution provenance SHALL include:

  • Distribution Plan;
  • Channel Binding;
  • destination;
  • audience;
  • operator;
  • authority;
  • security;
  • embargo;
  • Delivery Attempts;
  • responses;
  • receipts;
  • acceptance;
  • retries;
  • failures;
  • provenance.

24.48.4. Monitoring Provenance​

Monitoring provenance SHALL include:

  • Monitoring Profile;
  • SLIs and SLOs;
  • probes;
  • alerts;
  • incidents;
  • containment;
  • recovery;
  • Release-status reconciliation;
  • provenance.

24.48.5. Release Events​

The Runtime SHOULD emit:

  • PublicationDecisionRequested;
  • PublicationDecisionAuthorised;
  • PublicationDecisionBlocked;
  • PublicationDecisionRevoked;
  • PublicationReleaseCreated;
  • PublicationReleaseScheduled;
  • PublicationReleaseActivated;
  • PublicationReleaseExpired;
  • PublicationReleaseArchived;
  • PublicationReleaseStatusChanged.

24.48.6. Rendering Events​

The Runtime SHOULD emit:

  • RenderingRequested;
  • RenderingStarted;
  • RenderingCompleted;
  • RenderingValidationFailed;
  • PublicationInstanceCreated;
  • PublicationInstanceSigned;
  • CrossFormatMismatchDetected.

24.48.7. Distribution Events​

The Runtime SHOULD emit:

  • DistributionPlanCreated;
  • ChannelBindingCreated;
  • DeliveryAttempted;
  • DeliverySucceeded;
  • DeliveryFailed;
  • PublicationAcknowledged;
  • RegulatoryFilingSubmitted;
  • RegulatoryFilingAccepted;
  • RegulatoryFilingRejected;
  • PublicAvailabilityConfirmed;
  • PublicationReceiptCreated;
  • PublicationReceiptInvalidated.

24.48.8. Monitoring and Security Events​

The Runtime SHOULD emit:

  • PublicationSLOBreached;
  • WrongReleaseDetected;
  • PublicationIntegrityFailure;
  • PublicationUnavailable;
  • StalePublicationDetected;
  • EmbargoActivated;
  • EmbargoLifted;
  • EmbargoBreached;
  • EmergencyPublicationIssued;
  • DistributionCredentialRevoked;
  • SigningKeyCompromised.

24.48.9. Release Diff​

A Release Diff SHOULD identify changes in:

  • Release identity;
  • version;
  • package;
  • manifest;
  • objects;
  • approvals;
  • assurance;
  • audience;
  • channel;
  • effective time;
  • signatures;
  • correction state;
  • provenance.

24.48.10. Rendering Diff​

A Rendering Diff SHOULD identify changes in:

  • format;
  • template;
  • language;
  • object presence;
  • labels;
  • values;
  • units;
  • layout;
  • accessibility;
  • signatures;
  • digests;
  • provenance.

24.48.11. Distribution Diff​

A Distribution Diff SHOULD identify changes in:

  • channel;
  • destination;
  • audience;
  • schedule;
  • security;
  • receipt requirements;
  • retries;
  • acceptance;
  • availability;
  • provenance.

24.48.12. Release Replay​

Release Replay SHALL use historical:

  • Release Candidate;
  • Publication Decision;
  • Publication Manifest;
  • approvals;
  • assurance;
  • Release Authority;
  • Runtime Bundle;
  • temporal state;
  • signatures;
  • channel state.

24.48.13. Distribution Replay​

Distribution Replay MAY reconstruct:

  • Channel Binding;
  • destination;
  • Instance;
  • schedule;
  • security state;
  • delivery attempt;
  • response;
  • receipt;
  • acceptance state;
  • monitoring result.

Replay SHALL prevent uncontrolled external side effects unless explicitly authorised.

24.48.14. Impact Analysis​

A Release or channel change SHALL support impact analysis over:

  • Publication Instances;
  • channels;
  • recipients;
  • regulator filings;
  • public URLs;
  • APIs;
  • datasets;
  • passports;
  • caches;
  • search indexes;
  • receipts;
  • assurance conclusions;
  • tenants;
  • white-label deployments;
  • Modules;
  • Components.

24.48.15. Pergamum Pulse Integration​

Pergamum Pulse MAY derive intelligence including:

  • release-readiness risk;
  • channel failure concentration;
  • regulator-rejection trends;
  • acceptance latency;
  • receipt gaps;
  • cross-channel divergence;
  • stale-publication risk;
  • embargo risk;
  • wrong-version exposure;
  • signature risk;
  • public-availability risk;
  • machine-schema fragmentation;
  • tenant distribution divergence;
  • Module-level release risk;
  • Component-level distribution risk.

Pergamum Pulse SHALL preserve:

  • Module lineage;
  • Component lineage;
  • Publication Release lineage;
  • Publication Instance lineage;
  • Publication Decision lineage;
  • Channel Binding lineage;
  • Distribution Plan lineage;
  • Filing lineage;
  • Receipt lineage;
  • monitoring lineage;
  • security lineage;
  • tenant lineage;
  • temporal validity;
  • provenance.

Derived intelligence SHALL remain Intelligence Layer assertions until governed activation.

24.48.16. Part IV Conformance Suite​

The Constitutional Compiler Framework SHOULD generate fixtures including:

  • valid Publication Decision;
  • expired Decision;
  • revoked Decision;
  • channel-specific authorisation;
  • audience-specific authorisation;
  • valid Publication Release;
  • attempted Release mutation;
  • future-effective Release;
  • signed Release;
  • deterministic rendering;
  • cross-format mismatch;
  • inaccessible rendering;
  • invalid machine schema;
  • valid Distribution Plan;
  • partial distribution;
  • duplicate-delivery prevention;
  • valid regulatory filing;
  • regulator rejection;
  • regulator acceptance;
  • correct public Release;
  • stale public cache;
  • restricted-annex leakage;
  • API snapshot consistency;
  • passport resolution;
  • valid Publication Receipt;
  • invalid receipt signature;
  • missing receipt;
  • availability SLO breach;
  • wrong Release detection;
  • valid embargo;
  • embargo breach;
  • emergency publication;
  • signing-key compromise;
  • Release Replay;
  • Distribution Replay.

Part IV Conformance​

An implementation conforms to Part IV of the Constitutional Publication Framework where it:

  1. represents Publication Decisions as governed, authority-bound decisions;
  2. binds every Publication Decision to an exact Release Candidate and manifest digest;
  3. distinguishes authorisation, deferral, remediation, blocking, expiration, withdrawal and indeterminate states;
  4. supports audience-specific and channel-specific Release Authorisation;
  5. prevents technical channel access from creating Release Authority;
  6. creates Publication Releases only from authorised Release Candidates;
  7. assigns stable identity, version, publishing entity, audience, channel, effective time and provenance to every Release;
  8. makes every Publication Release immutable;
  9. creates corrections, restatements, supersessions and withdrawals as new governed states rather than in-place mutation;
  10. distinguishes effective time, release time, distribution time, acceptance time and public-availability time;
  11. maintains a Publication Release Registry;
  12. renders and serializes Releases through governed requests, profiles, templates and Components;
  13. preserves semantic equivalence across human, machine and regulatory representations;
  14. identifies and blocks material rendering warnings and cross-format mismatches;
  15. assigns stable identity, digest, language, format and provenance to every Publication Instance;
  16. binds Instances to authorised channels through explicit Channel Bindings;
  17. coordinates distribution through governed Distribution Plans;
  18. validates destination, audience, authority, timing, embargo, security and receipt requirements;
  19. prevents duplicate regulator filings and uncontrolled duplicate delivery through idempotency;
  20. represents partial distribution explicitly;
  21. distinguishes transport receipt, delivery, acknowledgement, regulatory acceptance and public availability;
  22. maintains integrity-protected Publication Receipts;
  23. governs regulatory filings through explicit filing identity, credentials, taxonomy, deadlines, messages and receipts;
  24. does not treat technical upload as regulatory acceptance;
  25. governs public, portal, EcoWorld, e-c-o.com and E-C-O Number publication through approved public or restricted Releases;
  26. protects restricted annexes and tenant content from public exposure;
  27. governs API, dataset, graph and passport publication through explicit schemas and Release identity;
  28. preserves stable pagination, filtering, null semantics, units, time and provenance in machine publications;
  29. monitors availability, correct version, integrity, accessibility, freshness and cross-channel consistency;
  30. treats wrong-version, stale, corrupted, inaccessible and unauthorised content as publication failures;
  31. governs embargoed, scheduled and emergency publication through explicit temporal state and authority;
  32. requires retrospective review of emergency publication;
  33. preserves confidentiality, integrity, authenticity and non-repudiation according to Distribution Security Profiles;
  34. governs signatures, signing keys, encryption, watermarking and credential handling;
  35. supports Release Replay, Distribution Replay, diff and impact analysis;
  36. preserves both Module and Component lineage;
  37. integrates Pergamum Pulse without granting intelligence Release Authority;
  38. provides a conformance suite covering decisions, Releases, rendering, distribution, filings, receipts, monitoring, timing and security.

Part IV Foundational Principle​

Publication release is the governed constitutional transition through which an approved and assured Release Candidate becomes an immutable Publication Release for specified audiences, channels, purposes and times.

Rendering SHALL preserve the meaning of the Release. Distribution SHALL preserve its audience, security, timing and integrity. Delivery SHALL not be represented as acknowledgement. Transport acceptance SHALL not be represented as regulatory acceptance. Public availability SHALL not be represented as correctness where the wrong, stale, corrupted, withdrawn or incomplete version is exposed.

Every Publication Release, Instance, Channel Binding, Delivery Attempt, Filing, Receipt, availability state and security action SHALL preserve exact identity, version, digest, publishing entity, tenant, audience, authority, time, Module lineage, Component lineage and complete provenance.

By making release immutable, rendering deterministic, channel binding explicit, regulatory filing evidenced, public delivery monitored, machine publication schema-governed and distribution cryptographically verifiable, ZAYAZ can deliver regulator-grade and stakeholder-grade publications at global white-label scale without sacrificing constitutional meaning, tenant isolation, assurance or historical trust.



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