Canonical Recognition ​

Canonical recognition means that, within the network, a given configuration is recognized as the valid basis for further coordination.

It is on that basis that the following must be built:

• the next transition;
• the next verification;
• the next derived line;
• the next published state summary.

Such recognition is admissible only when a distinguishable recognition basis is satisfied.

What this does not mean ​

Canonical recognition does not mean:

• absolute external truth;
• a judicial title;
• legal qualification in all jurisdictions;
• a service promise;
• the moral or political agreement of all participants.

It means only one thing:

within the network canon, this configuration is recognized as valid for further coordination.

Canonical recognition within the network, external bases of right, subject-matter truth, and the operator service layer must be distinguished. These things may be related, but they are not identical.