OriginID: OOF-OID-OBID-AIS-ADAM-2026-07-12-0002
Architecture Ecosystem: Structured Reality Standards™
Architecture Family: OBIDENITY® — Origin-Bound Identity
Governance Architecture
Operational Layer: Identity Governance Layer
Governed Space: Authority Delegation
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Identity Governance
Type: Authority Integrity Standard Module
Parent Standard: Authority Integrity Standard (AIS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Module
Origin Date: 12 July 2026
Compatibility: OOF Methodology OS · GOA™ · ORA™ · AGA™ · AIG® · CLIA®
· MGIA™ · ASGA™
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF®
Protection: MIP™ — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English (UCL)

Canonical Definition

Authority Delegation Module (ADAM) defines the structural conditions
under which authority over a governed identity may be delegated while
preserving legitimacy, traceability, accountability, governance
integrity, and continuous governability throughout the complete
identity lifecycle.

ADAM governs authority delegation.

The module establishes the governance conditions required to ensure
that delegated authority remains explicitly authorized, limited,
attributable, and continuously governable.

Authority may be delegated.

Responsibility for governance must remain clear.

ADAM governs that delegation.

Module Operational Role

ADAM defines the authority delegation layer of AIS.

Its role is to govern the legitimate transfer of governance authority
without compromising governance integrity or accountability.

Module Operational Space

ADAM governs:

• authority delegation,
• delegated authority,
• governance delegation,
• authority transfer,
• delegated governance rights,
• authority continuity,
• governance authorization,
• traceable authority delegation.

Module Function

The module applies wherever governance authority over a governed
identity must be delegated to another legitimate authority.

Minimum Implementation Framework

1. Define the Delegation Object

Identify the authority relationship that may be delegated.

2. Define Delegation Conditions Establish governance conditions
governing delegation scope, duration, limitations, approval,
and traceability.

3. Define Delegation Failure Logic

Identify conditions where delegated authority becomes unauthorized,
excessive, ambiguous, expired, or governance- invalid.

4. Define Governance Response

Define governance actions for delegation approval, restriction,
suspension, revocation, reassignment, or governance escalation.

5. Preserve Delegation Records

Preserve delegation approvals, governance decisions, delegation
history, supporting evidence, and authority records.

Use Case 1 — Enterprise Identity Administration

Scenario

A primary identity administrator temporarily delegates governance
authority to another authorized administrator.

Application

ADAM governs the delegation, defines its scope, and preserves
complete traceability.

Result

Authority is delegated without compromising governance integrity.

Use Case 2 — AI Identity Management

Scenario

The owner of a governed AI identity authorizes an external service
provider to administer operational governance.

Application

ADAM governs the delegated authority and records its
governance boundaries.

Result

Delegated authority remains legitimate, limited, and
continuously governable.

Canonical Closing Statement

Delegated authority remains trustworthy only when its limits remain
visible. Authority Delegation preserves governance integrity by
ensuring that every delegated authority remains legitimate, traceable,
and continuously governable throughout the complete
identity lifecycle.

→ Authority Integrity Standard (AIS)