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Architecture: SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Software Release Governance
Type: Parent Standard
Governed Space: Software Release Governance
Standard ID: SLGA-SRLS-07
Origin ID: OOF-SLGA-SRLS
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical Parent Standard
Effective Date: 13.10.2026
Compatibility: Human-Developed, AI-Assisted, Automated, and Autonomous
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation
Protection: OOF® Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English
Architecture: SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Software Lifecycle Governance
Governed Space: Software Release Governance
Architecture: SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture
Parent Standard: Software Release Standard (SRLS)
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Software Lifecycle Governance
Governed Space: Software Release Governance
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Standard
Effective Date: 13.10.2026
Authority: OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation
Canonical Language: English (UCL™)
Architecture: SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture
Parent Standard: SRLS — Software Release Standard
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Software Lifecycle Governance
Type: Core Module
Governed Space: Software Release Candidate Governance
Module ID: SLGA-SRLS-RCMM-01
Origin ID: OOF-SLGA-SRLS-RCMM
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical Open
Effective Date: 13.10.2026
Compatibility: Methodology OS — Modular Compatibility
GIE-Compatible: Yes
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation
Protection: Protected Methodological Work
Canonical Language: English
Version: ### 7\. Scope
Version: A candidate identifier must refer to a sufficiently defined candidate state
Version: ### 43\. Evidence Integrity
Version: ### 62\. Minimum Implementation Framework
Version: ### 69\. Practical Applications
Architecture: SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture
Parent Standard: SRLS — Software Release Standard
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Software Lifecycle Governance
Type: Core Module
Governed Space: Software Release Readiness Governance
Module ID: SLGA-SRLS-RRM-02
Origin ID: OOF-SLGA-SRLS-RRM
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical Open
Effective Date: 13.10.2026
Compatibility: Methodology OS — Modular Compatibility
GIE-Compatible: Yes
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation
Protection: Protected Methodological Work
Canonical Language: English

Canonical Definition

RRM establishes the methodological conditions under which a software

It governs the relationship between the exact release candidate, applicable

The module preserves the distinction between technical verification results

Release Readiness Valid Previously ≠ Release Readiness Valid After

Operational Role

• Release candidate identity
• Readiness assessment identity
• Assessment purpose
• Assessment scope and boundary
• Applicable release criteria
• Requirements alignment
• Quality condition references
• Security condition references
• Dependency condition references
• Configuration condition references
• Artifact integrity references
• Test coverage relevance
• Unresolved defects
• Unresolved vulnerabilities
• Release restrictions
• Evidence provenance
• Evidence sufficiency
• Evidence applicability
• Evidence conflicts
• Readiness uncertainty
• Condition status
• Exception applicability
• Material finding assessment
• Readiness classification
• Reassessment triggers
• Readiness validity boundaries
• Authorization handoff

RRM evaluates the applicability of findings established by responsible

Operational Question

Position in Architecture Governance Flow

SLGA™ Governance Flow

Software Requirements → Software Creation → Software Dependencies →

Software Lifecycle Control

SRLS Core Module Flow

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

It evaluates the candidate against applicable release conditions and

Its output establishes the readiness state submitted to RAM for release

Software Release Candidate Profile → Readiness Assessment Scope →

• Governed Space

Software Release Readiness Governance

This governed space concerns the evidence-supported determination of

• Readiness assessment identity
• Candidate association
• Assessment scope
• Readiness criteria
• Requirements alignment
• Quality findings
• Security findings
• Dependency conditions
• Configuration conditions
• Artifact integrity conditions
• Evidence sufficiency
• Unresolved findings
• Materiality
• Exceptions and restrictions
• Readiness classification
• Validity boundaries
• Reassessment
• Authorization handoff

Governed Object

A Software Release Readiness State representing the evidence-supported

Release Candidate ID

Readiness Assessment ID

Assessment Purpose

Assessment Boundary

Applicable Readiness Criteria

Requirements Alignment State

Quality Condition State

Security Condition State

Dependency Condition State

Configuration Condition State

Artifact Integrity State

Evidence Sufficiency State

Unresolved Findings

Exception References

Readiness Classification

Validity Conditions

Reassessment Requirement

Scope

• Release readiness assessment establishment
• Candidate-specific readiness criteria
• Requirements alignment review
• Quality and security condition integration
• Dependency and configuration condition integration
• Artifact integrity references
• Test evidence applicability
• Unresolved finding assessment
• Evidence sufficiency
• Condition classification
• Exception and restriction treatment
• Readiness determination
• Readiness validity
• Reassessment
• Authorization handoff

Foundational Governance Principles 8.1 Readiness Principle

Readiness Established for One Candidate ≠ Readiness Established for

Release Readiness Valid Previously ≠ Release Readiness Valid After

Readiness Assessment Identity

Readiness Assessment ID

Release Candidate ID

Software Product ID

Assessment Purpose

Assessment Scope

Assessment Boundary

Applicable Criteria Reference

Assessment Time

Evidence References

Assessment Classification

Assessment Identity Principle

Readiness Assessment Recorded ≠ Readiness Assessment Applicable to the

Readiness Assessment Purpose

Initial Release Readiness

Maintenance Release Readiness

Security Patch Readiness

Emergency Release Readiness

Candidate Reassessment

Restricted Release Readiness

Post-Change Readiness Review

Purpose Integrity

Emergency Release Purpose ≠ Automatic Exemption From Mandatory Release

Readiness Assessment Boundary

The assessment boundary defines the conditions covered by the readiness

Candidate Artifact Boundary

Functional Scope Boundary

Requirements Boundary

Quality Boundary

Security Boundary

Dependency Boundary

Configuration Boundary

Platform Boundary

Evidence Boundary

Temporal Boundary

Boundary Integrity

Applicable Release Criteria

RRM identifies the criteria governing readiness for the particular

Criterion ID

Criterion Purpose

Criterion Source

Criterion Applicability

Required Evidence

Acceptance Condition

Mandatory or Conditional Status

Exception Eligibility

Assessment Result

Unresolved Condition

Criteria Integrity

Requirements Alignment Assessment

RRM evaluates whether relevant findings support alignment between the

Requirements Baseline Reference

Release Scope

Implemented Functionality References

Requirements Traceability

Known Requirements Deviations

Unapproved Functionality Findings

Unimplemented Mandatory Requirements

Requirements Evidence

RRM uses SRS and relevant lifecycle evidence rather than independently

Requirements Alignment Principle

Software Functionality Working ≠ Software Functionality Authorized by

Quality Condition Assessment

Quality Requirements Reference

Quality Criteria

Test Coverage Findings

Test Execution Results

Defect Classification

Unresolved Defects

Quality Limitations

Quality Assessment Validity

Quality Integrity

Security Condition Assessment

Security Requirements

Security Testing Findings

Vulnerability Status

Exposure Conditions

Security Remediation References

Unresolved Security Findings

Security Restrictions

Security Evidence Validity

Security Integrity

Dependency Condition Assessment

RRM evaluates the release implications of dependency conditions established

Dependency Baseline Reference

Dependency Acceptance State

Critical Dependency Findings

Dependency Compatibility

Dependency Restrictions

Dependency Risk Findings

Unresolved Dependency Conditions

Dependency Change References

Dependency Integrity

Configuration Condition Assessment

Configuration Baseline ID

Build Identity

Artifact Version Identity

Configuration Consistency

Build Reproducibility Findings

Artifact Equivalence Findings

Configuration Exceptions

Unresolved Configuration Conditions

Configuration Integrity

Configuration Baseline Recorded ≠ Release Candidate Configuration

Artifact Integrity Assessment

RRM evaluates whether available artifact identity and integrity findings

Release Candidate ID

Artifact Identity Reference

Build Artifact Reference

Artifact Integrity Evidence

Artifact Modification History

Artifact Comparison Findings

Unresolved Identity Conflicts

Artifact Integrity Principle

Artifact Integrity Evidence Available ≠ Every Constituent Artifact

Test Coverage Relevance

Tested Requirements

Tested Components

Tested Configurations

Tested Interfaces

Tested Conditions

Untested Areas

Known Coverage Limitations

Candidate Applicability

Coverage Principle

Test Result Applicability

Tested Artifact ID

Current Candidate ID

Test Environment

Test Configuration

Test Execution Time

Relevant Dependency State

Material Changes Since Testing

Evidence Applicability

Test Applicability Principle

Tests Passed on a Previous Build ≠ Tests Passed on the Current Release

Unresolved Defect Assessment

Defect ID

Affected Component

Severity

Operational Significance

Requirements Impact

Known Workaround

Resolution Status

Release Restriction

Supporting Evidence

Defect Assessment Principle

Defect Classified as Low Severity ≠ Defect Immaterial to Every Release

Unresolved Vulnerability Assessment

RRM evaluates the release implications of unresolved security

Vulnerability Reference

Affected Artifact

Exposure Context

Severity

Exploitability Findings

Potential Consequences

Mitigation State

Applicable Release Restrictions

Security Assessment Reference

Vulnerability Principle

Cross-Condition Consistency

RRM evaluates whether findings from different lifecycle domains remain

Requirements–Implementation Conflict

Build–Configuration Conflict

Dependency–Security Conflict

Quality–Security Conflict

Artifact–Evidence Conflict

Scope–Testing Conflict

Assessment–Candidate Identity Conflict

Consistency Principle

Release Readiness Evidence

Requirements Traceability Records

Software Creation Records

Software Release Candidate Profile

Dependency Governance Profiles

Configuration Baselines

Build Records

Artifact Integrity Records

Quality Assessment Records

Test Coverage Records

Defect Records

Security Assessment Records

Vulnerability Records

Exception Decisions

Relevant Change Records

Evidence Provenance

Evidence ID

Evidence Source

Evidence Origin

Assessment or Collection Method

Referenced Candidate

Referenced Artifact

Relevant Configuration

Evidence Time

Evidence Content

Known Limitations

Evidence Provenance Principle

Evidence Sufficiency

Evidence sufficiency concerns whether the available evidence adequately

Requirements Coverage

Quality Evidence Coverage

Security Evidence Coverage

Dependency Evidence Coverage

Configuration Evidence Coverage

Artifact Identity Coverage

Evidence Reliability

Evidence Freshness

Evidence Consistency

Assessment Boundary Coverage

Evidence Sufficiency Principle

Evidence Freshness

RRM evaluates whether evidence remains applicable to the current release

Evidence Generation Time

Candidate Creation Time

Candidate Modification Time

Assessment Time

Configuration Changes

Dependency Changes

Relevant Security Changes

Evidence Validity Conditions

Freshness Principle

Missing and Conflicting Evidence

Missing Requirements Evidence

Missing Quality Evidence

Missing Security Evidence

Missing Dependency Evidence

Missing Configuration Evidence

Missing Artifact Identity Evidence

Conflicting Test Results

Contradictory Assessment Findings

Unresolved Evidence Applicability

Evidence Gap Principle

Readiness Condition States

Satisfied

Not Satisfied

Unknown

Not Applicable

Exception

A condition classified as Not Applicable requires an established basis for

Condition State Integrity

Material Finding Assessment

RRM evaluates whether unresolved findings materially affect release

Affected Requirement

Affected Functionality

Affected Artifact

Operational Criticality

Security Consequence

Quality Consequence

Dependency Consequence

Configuration Consequence

Evidence Uncertainty

Applicable Release Restriction

Materiality Principle

Release Readiness Exceptions

RRM governs the readiness implications of exceptions established under

Exception ID

Affected Criterion

Exception Reason

Exception Eligibility

Authority Reference

Exception Scope

Applicable Restrictions

Validity Period

Residual Uncertainty

Required Follow-Up

Exception Integrity

Conditional Readiness

Conditional Readiness Basis

Applicable Criteria

Satisfied Conditions

Excepted Conditions

Restrictions

Unresolved Limitations

Evidence Basis

Authorization Implications

Conditional Readiness Principle

Readiness Classification

Assessment Not Initiated

Assessment Pending

Criteria Incomplete

Evidence Collection Pending

Evidence-Limited

Conditions Under Review

Readiness Established

Conditional Readiness Established

Readiness Not Established

Mandatory Condition Not Satisfied

Exception Review Required

Material Finding Unresolved

Conflicted

Unknown

Reassessment Required

Readiness Superseded

Assessment Closed

Classification Integrity

Readiness Validity Conditions

Release Candidate Identity

Assessment Scope

Artifact Baseline

Configuration Baseline

Dependency Baseline

Requirements Baseline

Quality Assessment References

Security Assessment References

Evidence Applicability

Relevant Time Conditions

Known Restrictions

Validity Principle

Readiness Established Under One Set of Conditions ≠ Readiness Established

Readiness Reassessment

Candidate Artifact Change

Requirements Change

Configuration Change

Dependency Change

New Quality Finding

New Security Finding

Test Evidence Invalidated

Previously Unknown Condition Identified

Exception Expiration

Assessment Boundary Change

Material Evidence Conflict

Reassessment Principle

Readiness Reassessment Triggered ≠ Previous Readiness Automatically

Software Release Readiness Profile

Software Release Readiness Profile

It establishes the evidence-supported readiness state of an identifiable

• Candidate identity
• Assessment identity
• Assessment purpose and scope
• Applicable readiness criteria
• Requirements alignment
• Quality condition state
• Security condition state
• Dependency condition state
• Configuration condition state
• Artifact integrity references
• Evidence sufficiency
• Unresolved findings
• Exceptions and restrictions
• Readiness classification
• Validity conditions
• Reassessment requirements
• Authorization handoff

Minimum Profile Fields

Software Release Readiness Profile ID

Readiness Assessment ID

Release Candidate ID

Software Product ID

Candidate Revision

Assessment Purpose

Assessment Boundary

Applicable Readiness Criteria

Requirements Baseline Reference

Requirements Alignment State

Quality Assessment Reference

Quality Condition State

Security Assessment Reference

Security Condition State

Dependency Baseline Reference

Dependency Condition State

Configuration Baseline Reference

Configuration Condition State

Artifact Integrity Reference

Test Coverage Reference

Unresolved Defect Register

Unresolved Vulnerability Register

Material Finding Register

Evidence Provenance

Evidence Sufficiency

Evidence Freshness

Missing Evidence

Evidence Conflicts

Condition State Register

Exception References

Release Restrictions

Readiness Classification

Validity Conditions

Reassessment Requirement

Authorization Handoff Status

Effective Time

Minimum Implementation Framework

Establish the exact release candidate, assessment identity, purpose, scope,

Identify the release conditions, mandatory requirements, acceptance

Evaluate applicable requirements alignment, quality findings, test

Evaluate security findings, dependency conditions, configuration

Determine evidence provenance, sufficiency, freshness, applicability,

Evaluate unresolved findings, materiality, restrictions, and valid

Establish the readiness determination and preserve the conditions under

Produce the Software Release Readiness Profile and transfer the governed

Minimum Decision States

Assessment Not Initiated

Candidate Identified

Assessment Boundary Established

Readiness Criteria Identified

Criteria Applicability Pending

Requirements Assessment Pending

Quality Assessment Pending

Security Assessment Pending

Dependency Assessment Pending

Configuration Assessment Pending

Evidence Review Pending

Evidence Sufficient

Evidence Insufficient

Evidence Conflicted

Condition Satisfied

Condition Not Satisfied

Condition Unknown

Condition Not Applicable

Condition Exception

Material Finding Identified

Exception Review Required

Readiness Not Established

Conditional Readiness Established

Readiness Established

Reassessment Required

Readiness Superseded

Authorization Handoff Completed

Unknown

Minimum Evidence Path

Software Release Candidate Profile → Assessment Scope → Applicable Release

Minimum Reassessment Framework

Current Software Release Readiness Profile → New Candidate or Lifecycle

Candidate Changed

Requirements Changed

Quality Conditions Changed

Security Conditions Changed

Dependencies Changed

Configuration Changed

Evidence Changed

Exception Conditions Changed

Previous Readiness Still Supported

Readiness Reassessment Required

Readiness No Longer Established

Governance Requirements

• Identify the release candidate being assessed
• Establish the readiness assessment identity
• Define assessment purpose
• Define assessment scope
• Preserve assessment boundaries
• Identify applicable release criteria
• Distinguish mandatory and conditional criteria
• Preserve criterion applicability
• Identify permitted exception conditions
• Prevent incomplete criteria from automatically establishing

Requirements and Quality

• Preserve applicable requirements references
• Evaluate release scope alignment
• Identify material requirements deviations
• Preserve quality assessment references
• Evaluate relevant test coverage
• Preserve unresolved defects
• Assess defect materiality
• Prevent build success from replacing quality assessment
• Prevent passing tests from automatically establishing
  requirements

Security, Dependencies and Configuration

• Preserve security assessment references
• Evaluate unresolved security findings
• Preserve relevant vulnerability conditions
• Preserve dependency baseline references
• Evaluate dependency acceptance conditions
• Identify unresolved dependency restrictions
• Preserve configuration baseline references
• Evaluate configuration consistency
• Preserve artifact integrity references
• Prevent successful dependency installation from establishing
• Prevent configuration declarations from replacing configuration

Evidence Governance

• Preserve readiness evidence provenance
• Preserve evidence applicability to the exact candidate
• Evaluate evidence sufficiency
• Evaluate evidence freshness
• Identify missing evidence
• Preserve conflicting evidence
• Preserve relevant uncertainty
• Prevent historical evidence from automatically applying after
• Prevent evidence volume from replacing evidence relevance
• Prevent absent findings from being represented as positive
  evidence

Conditions and Exceptions

Classify applicable conditions as Satisfied, Not Satisfied, Unknown,

Readiness Classification and Continuity

• Establish an evidence-supported readiness classification
• Preserve readiness validity conditions
• Bind readiness to the assessed candidate identity
• Preserve assessment limitations
• Identify material reassessment triggers
• Reassess affected conditions when required
• Preserve historical readiness states
• Preserve superseding readiness conclusions
• Prevent readiness for one candidate from automatically
  transferring
• Prevent readiness classification from becoming release
  authorization

Architecture Boundaries

• Maintain RCMM candidate identification boundaries
• Maintain SRS requirements governance boundaries
• Maintain SDS dependency governance boundaries
• Maintain SCFS configuration governance boundaries
• Maintain SQS quality governance boundaries
• Maintain SSS security governance boundaries
• Maintain RAM release authorization boundaries
• Maintain SCMS change governance boundaries
• Maintain SLCS lifecycle control boundaries
• Produce a Software Release Readiness Profile

Governance Logic

Release Candidate Identity → Readiness Assessment Purpose → Assessment

Governance Outputs

Software Release Readiness Profile

Readiness Assessment Identity

Assessment Purpose Record

Assessment Boundary

Release Criteria Register

Requirements Alignment Assessment

Quality Condition Assessment

Security Condition Assessment

Dependency Condition Assessment

Configuration Condition Assessment

Artifact Integrity Assessment Reference

Test Coverage Applicability Record

Unresolved Defect Register

Unresolved Vulnerability Register

Material Finding Assessment

Readiness Evidence Register

Evidence Provenance Record

Evidence Sufficiency State

Evidence Freshness Assessment

Missing Evidence Record

Evidence Conflict Record

Condition State Register

Exception Reference

Release Restriction Record

Readiness Classification

Readiness Validity Conditions

Reassessment Requirement

Historical Readiness Reference

Authorization Handoff

Practical Applications Autonomous Software Factories

Evaluating whether AI-generated software candidates satisfy release

Establishing consistent release readiness conditions across development

Separating pipeline execution success from evidence-supported release

Assessing whether emergency software updates satisfy applicable release

Reassessing readiness after AI agents modify existing software,

• Use Case 1 — An AI Agent Produces Software That Passes Every
  Test but

An organization authorizes an autonomous AI development system to create a

The approved requirements define data collection, calculation, and report

During development, an AI agent introduces an automatic refund function

Release Candidate Identity → Requirements Alignment → Test Coverage →

• The release candidate is identifiable
• The application builds successfully
• Automated tests pass
• The additional refund function is outside the approved
  requirements
• Test success establishes that the implemented function behaves
  as
• Requirements alignment remains unresolved for the proposed
  release

The result: RRM prevents a known requirements deviation from being

Use Case 2 — A Critical Security Vulnerability Remains Unresolved

The candidate has passed functional tests and satisfies its principal

A security assessment identifies a vulnerability affecting an externally

The organization proposes to release the software because the application

Candidate Identity → Security Findings → Vulnerability Materiality →

• Functional quality conditions are supported
• A material security finding remains unresolved
• Technical functionality does not resolve the security condition
• Applicable release criteria must determine whether release is
• The vulnerability cannot be treated as satisfied merely because
  it has

The result: RRM preserves the security condition as an independent

• Use Case 3 — Previously Valid Test Evidence Is Reused After a

An organization completes release readiness assessment for a software

Before authorization, an automated maintenance process updates a critical

Original Candidate → Dependency Change → Artifact Applicability → Previous

• Previous readiness evidence applied to the earlier candidate
  state
• A material dependency change occurred
• The unchanged version label does not establish artifact
  equivalence
• Previous test and security evidence may no longer cover the
  modified
• Targeted reassessment is required for affected conditions
• Unaffected findings may be retained only where their continued

The result: RRM prevents historical readiness evidence from being

Critical Distinctions

Readiness Established for One Candidate ≠ Readiness Established for

Readiness Assessment Recorded ≠ Readiness Assessment Applicable to the

Emergency Release Purpose ≠ Automatic Exemption From Mandatory Release

Software Functionality Working ≠ Software Functionality Authorized by

Configuration Baseline Recorded ≠ Release Candidate Configuration

Tests Passed on a Previous Build ≠ Tests Passed on the Current Release

Defect Classified as Low Severity ≠ Defect Immaterial to Every Release

Readiness Established Under One Set of Conditions ≠ Readiness Established

Readiness Reassessment Triggered ≠ Previous Readiness Automatically

Cross-Architecture Boundary

SRS — Software Requirements Standard

SCS — Software Creation Standard

SDS — Software Dependency Standard

SCFS — Software Configuration Standard

SQS — Software Quality Standard

SSS — Software Security Standard

SCMS — Software Change Management Standard

SLCS — Software Lifecycle Control Standard

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

RAM — Release Authorization Module

RRMM — Release Record Management Module

RWM — Release Withdrawal Module

Cross-Architecture Mechanism Principle

Canonical Boundary

Canonical Closing Statement

Software release readiness cannot be established merely because

RRM establishes the methodological boundary between technical results and

It requires the exact candidate to be identified, the applicable criteria

It preserves the distinction between satisfied conditions, unsatisfied

RRM establishes a fundamental release governance requirement: software

RRM transforms release readiness from a technical success indicator into a

Modul 3

# RAM — Release Authorization Module

SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture

SRLS — Software Release Standard

Governance & Enforcement

Software Lifecycle Governance

Core Module

Software Release Authorization Governance

SLGA-SRLS-RAM-03

OOF-SLGA-SRLS-RAM

Canonical Open

10.2026

Methodology OS — Modular Compatibility

Yes

Yes

OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation

Protected Methodological Work

English

## 1. Canonical Definition

RAM establishes the methodological conditions under which a software

It governs the relationship between the software artifact proposed for

RAM distinguishes technical release capability from legitimate release

The module applies to release decisions performed by humans,

## 2. Operational Role

RAM governs the establishment and continued applicability of software

• Release authorization identity

• Release candidate association

• Readiness assessment reference

• Authorization purpose

• Authorization scope

• Authorization boundary

• Applicable authority reference

• Authorized decision actor

• Delegation conditions

• Authorization prerequisites

• Mandatory readiness conditions

• Exception applicability

• Decision evidence

• Decision traceability

• Authorization restrictions

• Authorization validity period

• Authorization classification

• Authorization execution

• Authorization continuity

• Material change detection

• Reauthorization triggers

• Suspension and revocation references

• Release record handoff

• Deployment governance boundary

## 3. Operational Question

## 4. Position in Architecture Governance Flow

SLGA™ Governance Flow

Software Requirements → Software Creation → Software Dependencies →

Software Lifecycle Control

SRLS Core Module Flow

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

RRM — Release Readiness Module

RAM — Release Authorization Module

RRMM — Release Record Management Module

RWM — Release Withdrawal Module

It receives the identifiable candidate established by RCMM and the

RAM evaluates whether the applicable release authorization prerequisites

Its authorization decision remains bound to the candidate identity,

Software Release Candidate Profile → Software Release Readiness Profile

## 5. Governed Space

Software Release Authorization Governance

This governed space concerns the legitimate authorization of identifiable

• Authorization identity

• Candidate-specific authorization

• Readiness prerequisite verification

• Authority references

• Delegation applicability

• Authorization scope

• Authorization conditions

• Decision actor identification

• Authorization evidence

• Exceptions and restrictions

• Decision classification

• Authorization validity

• Reauthorization requirements

• Suspension and revocation references

• Historical authorization continuity

• Release record handoff

## 6. Governed Object

A Software Release Authorization State representing the

Software Product ID

Release Candidate ID

Release Authorization ID

Readiness Assessment Reference

Authorization Purpose

Authority Reference

Decision Actor Reference

Authorization Scope

Authorization Boundary

Authorization Prerequisites

Exception References

Restrictions

Decision Evidence

Authorization Classification

Validity Conditions

Reauthorization Requirement

Historical Authorization Reference

## 7. Scope

• Release authorization requests

• Candidate and readiness association

• Applicable release authority

• Decision actor eligibility

• Delegation references

• Authorization scope and boundaries

• Authorization prerequisites

• Decision evidence

• Exceptions and restrictions

• Authorization classifications

• Decision validity

• Reauthorization triggers

• Suspension and revocation references

• Historical authorization continuity

• Release record handoff

## 8. Foundational Governance Principles

### 8.1 Authorization Legitimacy Principle

### 8.2 Readiness–Authorization Separation Principle

### 8.3 Actor Independence Principle

### 8.4 Delegation Principle

### 8.5 Candidate Specificity Principle

Authorization for One Release Candidate ≠ Authorization for Every

### 8.6 Scope Integrity Principle

### 8.7 Evidence Principle

### 8.8 Exception Principle

### 8.9 Continuity Principle

Authorization Previously Valid ≠ Authorization Continuously

### 8.10 Deployment Boundary Principle

## 9. Release Authorization Identity

Release Authorization ID

Software Product ID

Release Candidate ID

Readiness Assessment ID

Authorization Purpose

Authorization Scope

Authority Reference

Decision Actor Reference

Decision Time

Authorization Classification

## 10. Authorization Identity Principle

Release Approval Recorded ≠ Release Authorization Identity Sufficiently

## 11. Authorization Purpose

Initial Software Release

Maintenance Release

Security Patch Release

Emergency Release

Restricted Release

Release Reauthorization

Release Authorization Reassessment

## 12. Purpose Integrity

## 13. Authorization Request

Authorization Request ID

Requesting Actor

Software Product

Release Candidate

Readiness Assessment

Requested Release Scope

Requested Authorization Type

Supporting Evidence

Known Restrictions

Requested Decision Time

## 14. Request Integrity

## 15. Release Candidate Association

Release Candidate ID

Candidate Revision

Artifact Baseline

Configuration Baseline

Dependency Baseline

Candidate Composition Reference

Candidate Classification

Candidate Evidence Reference

## 16. Candidate Association Principle

## 17. Readiness Assessment Association

Readiness Assessment ID

Readiness Classification

Assessment Boundary

Applicable Release Criteria

Unresolved Findings

Exceptions

Restrictions

Validity Conditions

Reassessment Requirements

## 18. Readiness Association Principle

Readiness Profile Attached ≠ Readiness Profile Applicable to the Current

## 19. Applicable Release Authority

Authority Reference

Authority Source

Authority Holder

Authorized Decision Function

Authority Scope

Authority Conditions

Authority Limitations

Authority Validity

Authority Status

General authority legitimacy remains governed by the applicable authority

## 20. Authority Principle

## 21. Decision Actor Identification

Authorized Human

Authorized Organizational Function

Automated Approval System

Delegated AI Agent

Autonomous Software Governance Agent

Hybrid Human–Machine Decision Process

## 22. Actor Identity Principle

## 23. Delegated Release Authority

Delegation Reference

Delegating Authority

Receiving Actor

Delegated Release Function

Delegation Scope

Permitted Candidate Categories

Applicable Conditions

Delegation Limitations

Delegation Validity

Revocation Reference

## 24. Delegation Integrity

## 25. Automated Release Authorization

Automated Decision System ID

Authorization Policy Reference

Delegated Authority Reference

Permitted Decision Scope

Required Readiness State

Mandatory Conditions

Exception Restrictions

Decision Evidence

Decision Traceability

Human Intervention Conditions

## 26. Automation Principle

Automated Approval Rule Executed ≠ Legitimate Authorization

## 27. Autonomous Agent Authorization

Agent Identity Reference

Agent Authority Reference

Delegated Release Function

Permitted Release Scope

Candidate Eligibility

Decision Constraints

Tool Execution References

Decision Evidence

Escalation Conditions

Override Conditions

Authorization Event

## 28. Autonomous Authority Principle

Agent Authorized to Complete a Release Workflow ≠ Agent Authorized to

## 29. Authorization Scope

Software Product Scope

Release Candidate Scope

Artifact Scope

Version Scope

Distribution Scope

Recipient Scope

Release Channel Scope

Temporal Scope

Operational Restrictions

Authority Scope

## 30. Scope Integrity

Authorization Granted for One Release Channel ≠ Authorization Granted

## 31. Authorization Boundary

Candidate Identity Boundary

Artifact Composition Boundary

Configuration Boundary

Dependency Boundary

Readiness Boundary

Authority Boundary

Distribution Boundary

Temporal Boundary

Evidence Boundary

Exception Boundary

## 32. Boundary Integrity

## 33. Authorization Prerequisites

Candidate Identity Established

Applicable Readiness State Established

Mandatory Release Conditions Satisfied

Applicable Exceptions Valid

Authorization Authority Established

Decision Actor Eligible

Authorization Scope Defined

Evidence Sufficient

Material Conflicts Resolved

Restrictions Preserved

## 34. Prerequisite Principle

Authorization Prerequisites Listed ≠ Authorization Prerequisites

## 35. Mandatory Authorization Conditions

Condition ID

Condition Source

Condition Purpose

Condition Applicability

Condition Status

Evidence Reference

Exception Eligibility

Decision Consequence

## 36. Mandatory Condition Principle

Mandatory Condition Not Satisfied ≠ Authorization Permitted by

## 37. Readiness Classification Review

RAM evaluates whether the RRM readiness classification permits

Readiness Established

Conditional Readiness Established

Readiness Not Established

Evidence-Limited

Conflicted

Unknown

Reassessment Required

Only classifications compatible with the applicable authorization

## 38. Readiness Review Principle

## 39. Authorization Evidence

Software Release Candidate Profile

Software Release Readiness Profile

Authority Governance References

Delegation Records

Authorization Policy References

Applicable Exception Decisions

Release Restrictions

Candidate Identity Evidence

Decision Actor Records

Decision Execution Records

Relevant Change Records

## 40. Evidence Provenance

Evidence ID

Evidence Source

Evidence Origin

Evidence Type

Referenced Candidate

Referenced Readiness Assessment

Referenced Authority

Evidence Time

Decision Relevance

Known Limitations

## 41. Evidence Integrity

## 42. Authorization Evidence Sufficiency

Evidence sufficiency concerns whether the available evidence adequately

Candidate Identity Coverage

Readiness Applicability

Authority Validity

Decision Actor Eligibility

Delegation Applicability

Authorization Scope

Mandatory Condition Coverage

Exception Validity

Evidence Consistency

Evidence Freshness

## 43. Evidence Sufficiency Principle

Release Approval Supported by Some Evidence ≠ Release Authorization

## 44. Authority Validity Assessment

Authority Status

Authority Scope

Authority Conditions

Authority Expiration

Delegation Status

Revocation Status

Applicable Restrictions

Decision Time

## 45. Authority Validity Principle

Authority Valid Previously ≠ Authority Valid at the Time of Release

## 46. Authorization Condition States

Satisfied

Not Satisfied

Unknown

Not Applicable

Exception

A favorable authorization decision requires the applicable decision rules

## 47. Condition State Integrity

## 48. Authorization Exceptions

RAM governs the release authorization implications of applicable

Exception ID

Affected Condition

Exception Basis

Exception Authority Reference

Exception Scope

Exception Validity

Residual Risk Reference

Required Restrictions

Exception Evidence

Reassessment Requirement

## 49. Exception Integrity

Exception Granted for One Condition ≠ Exception Granted for Every

## 50. Authorization Restrictions

Limited Release Scope

Restricted Distribution Channel

Restricted Recipient Group

Restricted Candidate Configuration

Defined Validity Period

Mandatory Monitoring Reference

Required Follow-Up Assessment

Exception-Specific Restriction

## 51. Restriction Principle

## 52. Authorization Decision

RAM establishes an explicit decision concerning the identified release

Decision ID

Candidate ID

Readiness Reference

Authority Reference

Decision Actor

Decision Scope

Decision Conditions

Decision Evidence

Decision Time

Decision Classification

Restrictions

Validity Conditions

## 53. Decision Integrity

Approval Action Completed ≠ Legitimate Release Authorization Decision

## 54. Authorization Classification

Authorization Not Requested

Authorization Requested

Authorization Review Pending

Authority Verification Pending

Readiness Prerequisite Pending

Evidence-Limited

Conflicted

Unknown

Authorization Denied

Authorization Granted

Restricted Authorization Granted

Authorization Deferred

Reauthorization Required

Authorization Suspended

Authorization Revoked

Authorization Expired

Authorization Superseded

Authorization Closed

## 55. Classification Integrity

## 56. Authorization Validity Conditions

Authorized Candidate Identity

Authorized Artifact Baseline

Authorized Configuration

Authorized Dependency Context

Readiness Assessment Reference

Authority Validity

Decision Actor Eligibility

Authorized Release Scope

Restrictions

Validity Period

Material Change Conditions

## 57. Validity Principle

Release Authorization Valid at Decision Time ≠ Release Authorization

## 58. Authorization Reassessment

RAM governs the identification of conditions requiring authorization

Release Candidate Change

Readiness Classification Change

Authority Revocation

Delegation Expiration

Authorization Scope Change

Mandatory Condition Change

Exception Expiration

Material Evidence Conflict

Release Restriction Violation

Relevant Governance Policy Change

## 59. Reassessment Principle

Authorization Reassessment Initiated ≠ Authorization Automatically

## 60. Authorization Suspension and Revocation

Original Authorization ID

Suspension or Revocation Trigger

Applicable Authority Reference

Decision Actor

Affected Candidate

Affected Release Scope

Effective Time

Decision Evidence

Required Follow-Up

Historical Authorization State

## 61. Suspension and Revocation Principle

Release Authorization Suspended or Revoked ≠ Previously Distributed

## 62. Authorization Continuity

RAM preserves the continuity of authorization decisions across changes in

Authorization Identity

Authority Reference

Delegation Reference

Candidate Identity

Readiness Reference

Decision Evidence

Validity Conditions

Restrictions

Historical Decision States

Superseding Authorization

## 63. Continuity Principle

Authorization Record Transferred ≠ Authorization Authority

## 64. Software Release Authorization Profile

Software Release Authorization Profile

It establishes the evidence-supported authorization state of an

• Release candidate identity

• Readiness assessment reference

• Authorization identity

• Authorization purpose

• Authority reference

• Decision actor

• Delegation conditions

• Authorization scope

• Authorization prerequisites

• Decision evidence

• Exceptions

• Restrictions

• Authorization classification

• Validity conditions

• Reauthorization requirements

• Suspension and revocation references

• Historical authorization states

• Release record handoff

## 65. Minimum Profile Fields

Software Release Authorization Profile ID

Release Authorization ID

Software Product ID

Release Candidate ID

Candidate Revision

Readiness Assessment ID

Readiness Classification

Authorization Purpose

Authorization Request ID

Authority Reference

Authority Status

Decision Actor Reference

Delegation Reference

Authorization Scope

Authorization Boundary

Authorization Prerequisites

Mandatory Condition Register

Condition State Register

Exception References

Authorization Restrictions

Decision Evidence

Evidence Sufficiency

Evidence Conflicts

Authorization Decision

Authorization Classification

Decision Time

Validity Conditions

Authorization Expiration

Reauthorization Requirement

Suspension Reference

Revocation Reference

Historical Authorization Reference

Release Record Handoff

## 66. Minimum Implementation Framework

### Layer 1 — Candidate and Readiness Association

### Layer 2 — Authorization Purpose and Scope

Define the requested release action, intended scope, and authorization

### Layer 3 — Authority and Actor Eligibility

Establish the applicable authority reference, decision actor, delegation

### Layer 4 — Authorization Prerequisites

Evaluate mandatory readiness, authority, evidence, and release-specific

### Layer 5 — Exceptions and Restrictions

Preserve applicable exceptions, limitations, residual conditions, and

### Layer 6 — Authorization Decision

### Layer 7 — Validity and Continuity

Preserve authorization validity conditions, reassessment triggers, and

### Layer 8 — Governed Output and Release Record Handoff

Produce the Software Release Authorization Profile and transfer the

## 67. Minimum Decision States

Authorization Not Requested

Authorization Request Received

Release Candidate Identified

Readiness Reference Identified

Authorization Purpose Defined

Authorization Scope Defined

Authority Verification Pending

Authority Established

Authority Not Established

Decision Actor Identified

Decision Actor Eligibility Established

Delegation Verification Pending

Delegation Valid

Delegation Invalid

Authorization Prerequisites Pending

Mandatory Conditions Satisfied

Mandatory Condition Not Satisfied

Exception Review Required

Exception Valid

Exception Invalid

Evidence Sufficient

Evidence Insufficient

Authorization Review Complete

Authorization Granted

Restricted Authorization Granted

Authorization Denied

Authorization Deferred

Authorization Suspended

Authorization Revoked

Authorization Expired

Reauthorization Required

Authorization Superseded

Release Record Handoff Completed

Conflicted

Unknown

## 68. Minimum Evidence Path

Software Release Candidate Profile → Software Release Readiness Profile

## 69. Minimum Reassessment Framework

Current Software Release Authorization Profile → New Release or

Candidate Changed

Readiness Changed

Authority Changed

Delegation Changed

Scope Changed

Mandatory Condition Changed

Exception Changed

Restriction Changed

Authorization Remains Applicable

Reauthorization Required

Authorization Suspended

Authorization Revoked

## 70. Governance Requirements

### Authorization Identity and Request

• Establish a release authorization identity

• Identify the software product

• Identify the release candidate

• Preserve the candidate revision

• Identify the applicable readiness assessment

• Establish authorization purpose

• Preserve the authorization request

• Identify the requesting actor

• Define the requested release scope

Prevent release requests from automatically establishing release

### Authority and Decision Actor

• Identify the applicable authority reference

• Preserve the authority source

• Preserve the authority scope

• Evaluate authority validity

• Identify the decision actor

• Evaluate decision actor eligibility

• Preserve applicable delegation references

• Evaluate delegation scope

• Preserve delegation restrictions

• Identify authority expiration or revocation

• Prevent technical capability from replacing legitimate authority

Prevent development authority from automatically establishing release

### Readiness and Prerequisites

• Preserve the applicable readiness classification

• Evaluate readiness applicability to the current candidate

• Identify mandatory authorization prerequisites

• Preserve prerequisite condition states

• Identify unresolved mandatory failures

• Preserve evidence limitations

• Preserve material readiness restrictions

Prevent readiness assessment from automatically becoming

• Prevent Unknown conditions from being treated as Satisfied

• Prevent invalid readiness conclusions from supporting
  authorization

### Exceptions and Restrictions

• Identify applicable exception rules

• Preserve exception authority references

• Evaluate exception validity

• Preserve exception scope

• Preserve residual conditions

• Preserve authorization restrictions

• Preserve restricted release scope

• Prevent exceptions from being represented as satisfied
  conditions

Prevent restricted authorization from being represented as

Prevent exceptions from overriding non-exceptionable mandatory

### Decision and Evidence

• Preserve authorization evidence provenance

• Evaluate evidence sufficiency

• Preserve conflicting evidence

• Preserve decision time

• Preserve decision actor identity

• Preserve the authority reference supporting the decision

• Establish an explicit authorization classification

• Preserve authorization denial reasons where applicable

• Preserve authorization conditions

Prevent automated approval execution from automatically establishing

### Validity and Continuity

• Preserve authorization validity conditions

• Preserve candidate-specific authorization boundaries

• Identify material reassessment triggers

• Preserve authority expiration conditions

• Preserve delegation expiration conditions

• Preserve authorization suspension references

• Preserve authorization revocation references

• Preserve reauthorization requirements

• Preserve historical authorization decisions

Prevent previous authorization from automatically applying after

Prevent authorization record transfer from establishing authority

### Architecture Boundaries

• Maintain RCMM candidate governance boundaries

• Maintain RRM readiness governance boundaries

• Maintain RRMM release record governance boundaries

• Maintain RWM release withdrawal governance boundaries

• Maintain GOA™ authority governance boundaries

• Maintain AGA™ accountability governance boundaries

• Maintain ASGA™ autonomous actor governance boundaries

• Maintain SDPS deployment authorization boundaries

• Maintain SCMS change governance boundaries

• Maintain SLCS lifecycle control boundaries

Prevent release authorization from independently establishing

• Produce a Software Release Authorization Profile

## 71. Governance Logic

Software Release Candidate Identity → Release Readiness Reference →

A favorable authorization decision requires sufficiently established

## 72. Governance Outputs

Software Release Authorization Profile

Release Authorization Identity

Authorization Request Record

Authorization Purpose Record

Authorization Scope Record

Authorization Boundary

Authority Reference

Authority Validity Assessment

Decision Actor Record

Delegation Reference

Delegation Applicability Assessment

Authorization Prerequisite Register

Mandatory Condition Register

Authorization Evidence Register

Evidence Sufficiency State

Evidence Conflict Record

Exception Reference

Release Restriction Record

Authorization Decision

Authorization Classification

Authorization Validity Conditions

Authorization Expiration Record

Reauthorization Requirement

Authorization Suspension Reference

Authorization Revocation Reference

Historical Authorization Record

Release Record Handoff

## 73. Practical Applications

### Autonomous Software Factories

Establishing legitimate release authority for software generated and

### Enterprise Release Governance

Separating development completion, readiness assessment, and release

### Automated Continuous Delivery

### Critical Infrastructure Software

Preserving explicit release authority, restrictions, and evidence for

### Security Patch Releases

Supporting time-sensitive release authorization without silently

### Multi-Organization Software Delivery

Distinguishing release authority held by developers, suppliers, product

## 74. Use Case 1 — An Autonomous AI Agent Authorizes a Release Without

The AI agent then invokes an automated release approval function and marks

However, the organization's authority framework delegated software

Candidate Identity → Readiness State → Agent Identity → Authority

• The release candidate is identifiable

• Release readiness is established

• The agent possesses legitimate development authority

• The agent can technically execute the release approval function

• The applicable delegation does not include release authorization

• The executed approval cannot establish legitimate release
  authorization

Authorization Not Established — Decision Actor Lacks Applicable Release

The result: RAM prevents autonomous workflow completion from being

An authorized decision actor approves distribution to a limited internal

The authorization explicitly restricts distribution to the designated

An automated release system subsequently publishes the same software

Authorization Identity → Authorized Candidate → Authorized Distribution

• The candidate was legitimately authorized for limited
  distribution

• The authorization scope was explicit

• The actual distribution exceeded that scope

• Artifact identity equality does not extend authorization to
  unrestricted

• The public release action lacks applicable authorization

## 76. Use Case 3 — An Automated Pipeline Reuses an Expired Release

An organization authorizes an automated release system to approve

The automated pipeline continues operating with unchanged technical

The pipeline automatically approves its release using the previously

Release Candidate → Readiness State → Automated Decision System →

• The candidate is sufficiently identified

• Readiness is established

• The automated release system remains technically operational

• The delegated release authority has expired

• Previous valid decisions do not establish current authority

- The new approval cannot be recognized as legitimate without renewed

The result: RAM prevents continuing technical access from silently

## 77. Critical Distinctions

Authorization for One Release Candidate ≠ Authorization for Every

Authorization Previously Valid ≠ Authorization Continuously

Release Approval Recorded ≠ Release Authorization Identity Sufficiently

Readiness Profile Attached ≠ Readiness Profile Applicable to the Current

Automated Approval Rule Executed ≠ Legitimate Authorization

Agent Authorized to Complete a Release Workflow ≠ Agent Authorized to

Authorization Granted for One Release Channel ≠ Authorization Granted

Authorization Prerequisites Listed ≠ Authorization Prerequisites

Mandatory Condition Not Satisfied ≠ Authorization Permitted by

Authority Valid Previously ≠ Authority Valid at the Time of Release

Exception Granted for One Condition ≠ Exception Granted for Every

Approval Action Completed ≠ Legitimate Release Authorization Decision

Release Authorization Valid at Decision Time ≠ Release Authorization

Authorization Reassessment Initiated ≠ Authorization Automatically

Release Authorization Suspended or Revoked ≠ Previously Distributed

Authorization Record Transferred ≠ Authorization Authority

## 78. Cross-Architecture Boundary

GOA™ — Governance Architecture

AGA™ — Accountability Governance Architecture

ASGA™ — Autonomous Systems Governance Architecture

SRS — Software Requirements Standard

SDS — Software Dependency Standard

SCFS — Software Configuration Standard

SQS — Software Quality Standard

SSS — Software Security Standard

SCMS — Software Change Management Standard

SLCS — Software Lifecycle Control Standard

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

RRM — Release Readiness Module

RRMM — Release Record Management Module

Authorization suspension, revocation, or invalidated release conditions

RWM — Release Withdrawal Module

SDPS — Software Deployment Standard

## 79. Cross-Architecture Mechanism Principle

## 80. Canonical Boundary

## 81. Canonical Closing Statement

But none of these facts independently establishes legitimate release

RAM establishes the governance conditions required to distinguish these

It requires the decision actor to possess legitimate authority for the

And it requires the authorization decision to remain bounded by the

This principle applies equally to human decision-makers, organizational

The requirement for legitimate, bounded, and evidence-supported release

RAM transforms software release approval from a technical workflow

Modul4

SLGA™ — Software Lifecycle Governance Architecture

SRLS — Software Release Standard

Governance & Enforcement

Software Lifecycle Governance

Core Module

Software Release Record Governance

SLGA-SRLS-RRMM-04

OOF-SLGA-SRLS-RRMM

Canonical Open

10.2026

Methodology OS — Modular Compatibility

Yes

Yes

OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation

Protected Methodological Work

English

Canonical Definition

RRMM establishes the methodological conditions under which a software

It governs the integrity, completeness, provenance, consistency,

RRMM distinguishes the existence of a release record from the completeness

Historical Release Record Preserved ≠ Historical Authorization Still

Operational Role

• Release record identity
• Release record purpose
• Software product association
• Release candidate association
• Artifact and version references
• Configuration and dependency references
• Readiness assessment references
• Authorization decision references
• Release restrictions
• Release event references
• Release record boundaries
• Record provenance
• Record completeness
• Record consistency
• Evidence sufficiency
• Record integrity
• Record versioning
• Historical state preservation
• Record correction
• Record supersession
• Record accessibility
• Record retention conditions
• Record transfer
• Release withdrawal references
• Deployment handoff
• Lifecycle traceability

Operational Question

Position in Architecture Governance Flow

SLGA™ Governance Flow

Software Requirements → Software Creation → Software Dependencies →

Software Lifecycle Control

SRLS Core Module Flow

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

It receives release candidate identity, readiness conclusions, and

RRMM supports downstream deployment and lifecycle governance by providing

Release Candidate Profile → Release Readiness Profile → Release

• Governed Space

Software Release Record Governance

This governed space concerns the evidence-supported representation and

• Release record identification
• Record scope and boundaries
• Release candidate association
• Artifact identification references
• Readiness and authorization references
• Release event recording
• Record provenance
• Evidence association
• Record completeness
• Record integrity
• Record consistency
• Record versioning
• Record correction
• Historical state preservation
• Record supersession
• Record access and retention
• Governance handoffs

Governed Object

A Software Release Record State representing the evidence-supported

Software Product ID

Release Record ID

Release Candidate ID

Artifact Reference

Configuration Reference

Readiness Profile Reference

Authorization Profile Reference

Release Event Reference

Release Scope

Release Restrictions

Evidence References

Record Provenance

Record Completeness State

Record Integrity State

Record Classification

Historical State References

Scope

• Release record creation
• Release identity association
• Release candidate references
• Artifact and configuration references
• Readiness and authorization associations
• Release event recording
• Record provenance
• Record completeness
• Evidence sufficiency
• Record consistency
• Record integrity
• Record updates
• Corrections and supersession
• Historical record preservation
• Record accessibility
• Record retention
• Record transfer
• Deployment and withdrawal references
• Lifecycle governance handoffs

Foundational Governance Principles8.1 Record Existence Principle

Historical Release Record Preserved ≠ Historical Authorization Still

Release History Available ≠ Complete Software Lifecycle Traceability

Release Record Identity

Release Record ID

Software Product ID

Release Candidate ID

Release Identifier

Record Purpose

Record Scope

Record Origin

Record Creation Time

Record Version

Record Classification

Record Identity Integrity

Record Purpose

Release Governance Documentation

Release Evidence Preservation

Release Authorization Traceability

Release Distribution Traceability

Deployment Reference

Release Withdrawal Reference

Lifecycle Investigation

Historical Governance Reconstruction

Purpose Principle

Release Record Suitable for Distribution Tracking ≠ Release Record

Release Record Boundary

The record boundary defines the software release information represented by

Software Product Boundary

Release Candidate Boundary

Artifact Boundary

Configuration Boundary

Dependency Boundary

Release Channel Boundary

Authorization Boundary

Evidence Boundary

Temporal Boundary

Lifecycle Boundary

Boundary Integrity

Release Record Covers One Candidate ≠ Release Record Covers Every Related

Software Product Association

Software Product ID

Product Name

Product Version Reference

Product Scope

Product Ownership Reference

Product Lifecycle Reference

Associated Release Candidates

Product Association Principle

Release Candidate Association

Release Candidate ID

Candidate Revision

Candidate Baseline

Candidate Composition Reference

Candidate Status

Candidate Evidence Reference

Candidate Supersession Reference

Candidate Association Principle

Release Candidate Referenced ≠ Candidate Identity and Composition

Artifact Identity References

RRMM preserves references to the software artifacts associated with a

Artifact ID

Artifact Type

Artifact Version

Artifact Hash or Equivalent Identifier

Build Reference

Artifact Origin

Artifact Location Reference

Artifact Integrity Evidence

Artifact identity verification remains dependent on the applicable

Artifact Reference Principle

Configuration References

Configuration Baseline ID

Build Configuration Reference

Environment Assumptions

Configuration Restrictions

Configuration Evidence

Configuration Version

Configuration Principle

Release Artifact Identified ≠ Applicable Configuration Context Fully

Dependency References

RRMM preserves material dependency references relevant to release

Dependency Baseline ID

Component Inventory Reference

Dependency Origin Reference

Dependency Version Reference

Dependency Restriction

Dependency Risk Reference

Dependency Evidence

Dependency Reference Principle

Dependency Manifest Attached ≠ Complete Release Dependency Reality

Readiness Assessment References

Readiness Assessment ID

Readiness Classification

Readiness Assessment Time

Assessment Boundary

Assessment Evidence

Unresolved Findings

Applicable Restrictions

Reassessment Requirements

Readiness Record Principle

Readiness Conclusion Recorded ≠ Readiness Conclusion Independently

Authorization Decision References

Release Authorization ID

Authorization Classification

Authorization Authority Reference

Decision Actor Reference

Decision Time

Authorized Release Scope

Authorization Restrictions

Validity Conditions

Authorization Evidence Reference

Authorization Record Principle

Authorization Decision Referenced ≠ Authorization Legitimacy Independently

Release Event Recording

Release Event ID

Release Event Type

Release Candidate ID

Artifact Reference

Release Channel

Event Actor

Event Time

Event Evidence

Event Classification

Release Event Principle

Release Distribution References

Distribution Event ID

Distribution Channel

Distributed Artifact Reference

Distribution Time

Distribution Actor

Recipient Scope

Distribution Evidence

Distribution Restrictions

Distribution Principle

Software Published to a Repository ≠ Software Delivered to Every Intended

Release Restrictions

Restricted Distribution

Limited Recipient Scope

Configuration Restrictions

Environment Restrictions

Validity Period Restrictions

Conditional Release Requirements

Exception-Related Restrictions

Withdrawal Conditions

Restriction Integrity

Release Restrictions Recorded ≠ Release Restrictions Operationally

Release Record Provenance

Record Origin

Record Creator

Creation Method

Source Systems

Referenced Evidence

Record Creation Time

Modification History

Responsible Record Function

Record Version

Provenance Integrity

Record Evidence Association

Candidate Identity Evidence

Artifact Integrity Evidence

Configuration Evidence

Dependency Evidence

Readiness Evidence

Authorization Evidence

Release Event Evidence

Distribution Evidence

Record Modification Evidence

Withdrawal References

Evidence Association Principle

Record Completeness

Record completeness concerns whether the record contains the information

Identity Completeness

Candidate Reference Completeness

Artifact Reference Completeness

Readiness Reference Completeness

Authorization Reference Completeness

Release Event Coverage

Evidence Coverage

Restriction Coverage

Historical State Coverage

Completeness Integrity

All Mandatory Fields Present ≠ All Recorded Claims Substantively

Record Consistency

RRMM evaluates whether the record contains contradictory or incompatible

Candidate Identity Consistency

Artifact Version Consistency

Configuration Consistency

Readiness Reference Consistency

Authorization Scope Consistency

Release Event Consistency

Timestamp Consistency

Historical State Consistency

Consistency Principle

Record Integrity

RRMM governs whether the release record remains protected against

Record Integrity Reference

Modification Authorization

Change Traceability

Version History

Integrity Verification Evidence

Access Restrictions

Correction History

Supersession History

Integrity Principle

Record Authenticity

Record authenticity concerns whether the record's claimed origin and

Origin Identity

Record Creator Identity

Source System Reference

Creation Evidence

Modification Evidence

Authentication Mechanism Reference

Known Authenticity Limitations

Authenticity Principle

Record Evidence Sufficiency

RRMM evaluates whether the available evidence adequately supports the

Evidence Coverage

Evidence Provenance

Evidence Relevance

Evidence Consistency

Evidence Freshness

Evidence Accessibility

Evidence Integrity

Known Evidence Gaps

Sufficiency Principle

Release Evidence Available ≠ Release Evidence Sufficient for Every

Missing Record Evidence

Missing Artifact Identity Evidence

Missing Configuration Reference

Missing Readiness Assessment

Missing Authorization Decision

Missing Release Event Evidence

Missing Distribution Reference

Missing Record Modification History

Unavailable Historical Record

Missing Evidence Principle

Record Uncertainty

Unverified Artifact Identity

Incomplete Release History

Conflicting Authorization References

Unknown Release Actor

Uncertain Distribution Scope

Missing Historical Evidence

Inconsistent Timestamps

Unverified External Records

Uncertainty Principle

Record Updates

Record Update ID

Affected Release Record

Update Purpose

Update Actor

Update Authority Reference

Previous Value

Updated Value

Update Evidence

Update Time

Updated Version

Update Integrity

Record Correction

A record correction addresses inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading

Correction ID

Affected Field

Original Recorded Value

Corrected Value

Correction Reason

Supporting Evidence

Correction Authority Reference

Correction Time

Historical Reference

Correction Principle

Record Supersession

Original Record ID

Superseding Record ID

Supersession Reason

Supersession Scope

Effective Time

Evidence Reference

Historical Relationship

Supersession Principle

Release Record Superseded ≠ Previous Release Record Invalid for Historical

Record Versioning

Record Version

Previous Version

Version Change Reason

Modified Fields

Modification Actor

Modification Time

Evidence Reference

Supersession Reference

Versioning Principle

Historical Release State Preservation

Previous Candidate State

Previous Readiness State

Previous Authorization State

Previous Release Event State

Previous Distribution State

Previous Record Classification

Historical Evidence

State Transition Time

Superseding State

Historical Integrity

Record Retention

RRMM governs the identification and preservation of applicable release

Retention Purpose

Retention Authority Reference

Retention Period

Record Category

Evidence Retention Requirement

Access Conditions

Archival Reference

Disposal Restriction

Retention Principle

Record Accessibility

Record Location

Access Authority

Access Scope

Availability State

Retrieval Method

Record Format

Evidence Accessibility

Historical Version Accessibility

Accessibility Principle

Record Transfer and Continuity

RRMM preserves release record continuity across organizational, technical,

Original Record Custodian

Receiving Record Custodian

Transfer Scope

Transferred Record Identity

Transferred Evidence

Transfer Integrity

Access Continuity

Historical Version Preservation

Transfer Time

Transfer Principle

Release Record Transferred ≠ Record Integrity and Accessibility

Release Record Classification

Record Not Established

Record Creation Pending

Record Established

Record Incomplete

Record Evidence-Limited

Record Verification Pending

Record Consistent

Record Conflicted

Record Integrity Unresolved

Record Integrity Supported

Record Correction Required

Record Update Pending

Record Superseded

Record Archived

Record Inaccessible

Record Retention Exception

Unknown

Record Closed

Classification Integrity

Release Record Classified as Complete ≠ Release Independently Validated as

Software Release Record Profile

Software Release Record Profile

It establishes the evidence-supported record state of an identifiable

• Software product identity
• Release record identity
• Release candidate identity
• Artifact and version references
• Configuration references
• Dependency references
• Readiness assessment references
• Authorization decision references
• Release event references
• Distribution references
• Release restrictions
• Record provenance
• Evidence associations
• Record completeness
• Record consistency
• Record integrity
• Record classification
• Record corrections
• Historical versions
• Supersession references
• Retention and accessibility conditions
• Lifecycle governance handoffs

Minimum Profile Fields

Software Release Record Profile ID

Release Record ID

Software Product ID

Release Candidate ID

Release Identifier

Release Record Purpose

Release Record Boundary

Artifact ID

Artifact Version

Artifact Integrity Reference

Build Reference

Configuration Baseline ID

Dependency Baseline ID

Readiness Assessment ID

Readiness Classification

Release Authorization ID

Authorization Classification

Authorization Scope

Authorization Restrictions

Release Event ID

Release Event Type

Release Event Time

Release Event Actor

Distribution Reference

Record Origin

Record Creator

Record Creation Time

Record Evidence Register

Evidence Provenance

Evidence Sufficiency

Missing Evidence

Evidence Conflicts

Record Completeness

Record Consistency

Record Integrity

Record Classification

Correction References

Supersession References

Historical State References

Retention Conditions

Accessibility State

Lifecycle Handoff References

Minimum Implementation Framework

Establish the release record identity, purpose, boundaries, and software

Associate the record with the identifiable release candidate, artifact,

Preserve the applicable readiness assessment and authorization decision

Record applicable release events, distribution references, and release

Establish record provenance, evidence associations, missing evidence, and

Evaluate record completeness, consistency, integrity, and applicable record

Preserve corrections, versions, supersession relationships, retention

Produce the Software Release Record Profile and provide relevant

Minimum Decision States

Record Not Established

Record Creation Requested

Release Record Identity Established

Record Purpose Defined

Record Boundary Defined

Software Product Identified

Release Candidate Identified

Artifact Reference Established

Configuration Reference Established

Dependency Reference Established

Readiness Reference Established

Authorization Reference Established

Release Event Recorded

Release Restrictions Recorded

Record Evidence Associated

Record Provenance Established

Evidence Sufficiency Review Pending

Record Evidence Sufficient

Record Evidence Insufficient

Record Completeness Review Pending

Record Incomplete

Record Consistency Review Pending

Record Consistent

Record Conflicted

Record Integrity Review Pending

Record Integrity Supported

Record Integrity Unresolved

Record Correction Required

Record Correction Completed

Record Update Pending

Record Updated

Record Superseded

Record Archived

Record Inaccessible

Lifecycle Handoff Completed

Unknown

Record Closed

Minimum Evidence Path

Software Product → Release Candidate → Artifact & Configuration References

Minimum Reassessment Framework

Current Software Release Record Profile → New Release Information or

Release Event Changed

Release Record Changed

Evidence Changed

Readiness Reference Changed

Authorization Reference Changed

Artifact Reference Changed

Record Correction Required

Record Supersession Required

Historical State Preserved

Governance Requirements

• Establish a unique release record identity
• Identify the software product
• Identify the release candidate
• Define the record purpose
• Define the record boundary
• Preserve the release identifier
• Preserve record creation time
• Preserve record origin
• Preserve record version
• Prevent release names from replacing unique record identities

Candidate, Artifact, and Configuration References

• Preserve the release candidate reference
• Preserve candidate revision information
• Preserve artifact identity references
• Preserve artifact version references
• Preserve artifact integrity references where applicable
• Preserve build references
• Preserve configuration baseline references
• Preserve dependency baseline references
• Preserve known artifact identity limitations
• Prevent version labels from automatically establishing artifact

Readiness and Authorization References

• Preserve the applicable readiness assessment reference
• Preserve readiness classification
• Preserve readiness restrictions
• Preserve the applicable authorization reference
• Preserve authorization classification
• Preserve authorization scope
• Preserve authorization restrictions
• Preserve authorization validity references
• Prevent readiness records from automatically establishing
  release
• Prevent authorization records from independently establishing

Release Events and Distribution

• Identify relevant release events
• Preserve release event identities
• Preserve event actors
• Preserve event times
• Preserve event evidence
• Preserve release channel references
• Preserve distribution scope where applicable
• Preserve release restrictions
• Prevent release event recording from establishing event
• Prevent repository publication from establishing successful

Evidence Governance

• Preserve record evidence provenance
• Preserve evidence source references
• Preserve evidence creation times
• Preserve evidence associations
• Evaluate evidence relevance
• Evaluate evidence sufficiency
• Preserve missing evidence
• Preserve conflicting evidence
• Preserve uncertainty
• Prevent populated record fields from automatically establishing

Record Completeness and Integrity

• Evaluate record completeness
• Preserve completeness boundaries
• Evaluate record consistency
• Preserve conflicting references
• Evaluate record integrity
• Preserve modification traceability
• Preserve applicable authentication references
• Identify unauthorized or unexplained alterations
• Prevent internal consistency from establishing factual
  correctness
• Prevent record accessibility from automatically establishing
  record

Record Updates and Historical Continuity

• Preserve material record updates
• Preserve update actors
• Preserve update authority references
• Preserve correction reasons
• Preserve original recorded values
• Preserve corrected values
• Preserve supersession relationships
• Preserve historical record versions
• Preserve state transition times
• Prevent corrections from silently rewriting historical release
• Prevent record supersession from erasing historical records
• Prevent record version changes from being confused with software

Retention, Accessibility, and Transfer

• Identify applicable record retention conditions
• Preserve retention authority references
• Preserve archival references
• Preserve authorized access conditions
• Preserve record retrieval capability
• Preserve historical version accessibility where required
• Preserve record transfer identity
• Preserve transfer integrity evidence
• Prevent record storage from automatically establishing
• Prevent record transfer from automatically establishing
  integrity

Architecture Boundaries

• Maintain RCMM candidate governance boundaries
• Maintain RRM readiness governance boundaries
• Maintain RAM authorization governance boundaries
• Maintain RWM withdrawal governance boundaries
• Maintain SCFS configuration governance boundaries
• Maintain SDS dependency governance boundaries
• Maintain SDPS deployment governance boundaries
• Maintain SCMS change governance boundaries
• Maintain SRTS retirement governance boundaries
• Maintain SLCS lifecycle control boundaries
• Prevent RRMM from independently establishing release readiness
• Prevent RRMM from independently granting release authorization
• Prevent RRMM from independently establishing deployment
  permission
• Prevent RRMM from independently certifying software correctness
  or
• Produce a Software Release Record Profile

Governance Logic

Software Product Identity → Release Record Identity → Record Purpose →

Governance Outputs

Software Release Record Profile

Release Record Identity

Release Record Purpose

Release Record Boundary

Software Product Association

Release Candidate Association

Artifact Identity Reference

Artifact Version Reference

Build Reference

Configuration Baseline Reference

Dependency Baseline Reference

Readiness Assessment Reference

Authorization Decision Reference

Release Event Register

Distribution Reference

Release Restriction Register

Record Provenance Register

Record Evidence Register

Evidence Sufficiency State

Missing Evidence Record

Evidence Conflict Record

Record Completeness Assessment

Record Consistency Assessment

Record Integrity Assessment

Record Authenticity Reference

Record Classification

Record Update Register

Record Correction Register

Record Supersession Reference

Historical Record Register

Record Retention Reference

Record Accessibility State

Record Transfer Reference

Lifecycle Governance Handoff

Practical ApplicationsAutonomous Software Development

Maintaining coherent release governance records across development,

Associating automated build artifacts, readiness results, authorization

Preserving artifact, configuration, dependency, and origin references

Use Case 1 — An AI Software Factory Produces a Release Without a

Multiple AI agents generate source code, modify dependencies, execute

Release Record Identity → Candidate Association → Artifact Identity →

• A release event occurred
• A release record exists
• The exact released artifact cannot be sufficiently reconstructed
• Readiness and authorization references are incomplete
• The record cannot fully support subsequent governance
  investigation

The result: RRMM exposes the difference between successful automated

• Use Case 2 — A Release Record Is Silently Modified After an
  Incident

During the investigation, a release administrator modifies the original

The current release record appears consistent with the intended

However, it no longer accurately represents the information recorded at the

Original Record → Recorded Configuration → Modification Event → Correction

• The original record was modified
• The original recorded value was not preserved
• The modification cannot be sufficiently reconstructed
• The current record may conceal the historical discrepancy
• Record integrity is not sufficiently established

The result: RRMM requires corrections to remain traceable rather than

Use Case 3 — A Security Withdrawal Requires Identification of Affected

A software supplier discovers a security vulnerability affecting a

Its release records contain software version names but do not consistently

The organization cannot immediately establish which distributed artifacts

Release Record Identity → Artifact References → Dependency Baseline

• Release records are available
• Dependency composition evidence is incomplete
• Version names do not sufficiently establish affected artifact
• The organization cannot reliably reconstruct the complete
  affected
• Additional evidence acquisition is required

Record Completeness for Distribution ≠ Record Completeness for Security

Critical Distinctions

Historical Release Record Preserved ≠ Historical Authorization Still

Release History Available ≠ Complete Software Lifecycle Traceability

Release Record Suitable for Distribution Tracking ≠ Release Record

Release Record Covers One Candidate ≠ Release Record Covers Every Related

Release Candidate Referenced ≠ Candidate Identity and Composition

Release Artifact Identified ≠ Applicable Configuration Context Fully

Dependency Manifest Attached ≠ Complete Release Dependency Reality

Readiness Conclusion Recorded ≠ Readiness Conclusion Independently

Authorization Decision Referenced ≠ Authorization Legitimacy Independently

Software Published to a Repository ≠ Software Delivered to Every Intended

Release Restrictions Recorded ≠ Release Restrictions Operationally

All Mandatory Fields Present ≠ All Recorded Claims Substantively

Release Evidence Available ≠ Release Evidence Sufficient for Every

Release Record Superseded ≠ Previous Release Record Invalid for Historical

Release Record Transferred ≠ Record Integrity and Accessibility

Release Record Classified as Complete ≠ Release Independently Validated as

Cross-Architecture Boundary

GOA™ — Governance Architecture

AGA™ — Accountability Governance Architecture

SCS — Software Creation Standard

SDS — Software Dependency Standard

SCFS — Software Configuration Standard

SQS — Software Quality Standard

SSS — Software Security Standard

RCMM — Release Candidate Management Module

RRM — Release Readiness Module

RAM — Release Authorization Module

RWM — Release Withdrawal Module

SDPS — Software Deployment Standard

SCMS — Software Change Management Standard

SRTS — Software Retirement Standard

SLCS — Software Lifecycle Control Standard

Cross-Architecture Mechanism Principle