OriginID: OOF-OID-OBID-CIS-INHM-2026-07-15-0002
Architecture Ecosystem: Structured Reality Standards™
Architecture Family: OBIDENITY® — Origin-Bound Identity
Governance Architecture
Operational Layer: Identity Governance Layer
Governed Space: Identity Inheritance
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Identity Governance
Type: Continuity Integrity Standard Module
Parent Standard: Continuity Integrity Standard (CIS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Module
Origin Date: 15 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

Inheritance Module (INHM) defines the structural conditions under
which a governed identity and its associated governance relationships
may be inherited while preserving legitimacy, provenance, continuity,
accountability, and continuous governability throughout the complete
identity lifecycle.

INHM governs identity inheritance.

The module establishes the governance conditions required to ensure
that inheritance preserves the governance integrity of a governed
identity rather than creating a new unrelated identity.

Inheritance transfers governance continuity.

Identity trust must remain preserved.

INHM governs that inheritance.

Module Operational Role

INHM defines the inheritance layer of CIS.

Its role is to preserve the governance continuity of a governed
identity whenever legitimate inheritance occurs.

Module Operational Space

INHM governs:

• identity inheritance,
• governance inheritance,
• inherited identity continuity,
• inherited governance relationships,
• succession through inheritance,
• governance-preserving inheritance,
• lifecycle inheritance,
• continuity through inheritance.

Module Function

The module applies wherever a governed identity or its governance
relationships must continue through legitimate inheritance.

Minimum Implementation Framework

1. Define the Inheritance Object

Identify the governed identity and the governance relationships
subject to inheritance.

2. Define Inheritance Conditions

Establish governance conditions governing inheritance legitimacy,
successor validation, continuity preservation, provenance protection,
and governance approval.

3. Define Inheritance Failure Logic Identify conditions where
inheritance becomes unauthorized, disputed, incomplete, unverifiable,
fragmented, or governance-invalid.

4. Define Governance Response

Define governance actions for approval, verification, correction,
suspension, investigation, or governance escalation.

5. Preserve Inheritance Records

Preserve inheritance records, governance approvals, supporting
evidence, continuity documentation, provenance updates, and
lifecycle history.

Use Case 1 — Digital Estate Governance

Scenario

A governed digital identity is inherited by a legally authorized
successor following the death of its owner.

Application

INHM preserves the governance continuity, provenance, and
accountability of the inherited identity.

Result

The identity continues legitimately without losing its
governance history.

Use Case 2 — Enterprise Intellectual Property

Scenario

Ownership and governance of a strategic governed identity are
inherited by a successor organization after corporate restructuring.

Application

INHM governs the inheritance process while preserving governance
relationships and lifecycle continuity.

Result

The inherited identity remains legitimate, trustworthy, and
continuously governable throughout the complete identity lifecycle.

Canonical Closing Statement

Inheritance must preserve more than ownership—it must preserve
governance continuity. Inheritance ensures that a governed identity
continues legitimately across generations without losing its history,
integrity, or governance trust throughout the complete
identity lifecycle.

→ Continuity Integrity Standard (CIS)