{
  "handle": "Identity",
  "data_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "identifier"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "identifier": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The persistent handle that distinguishes this party from another within a scope. Key material, DID, UUID, account name or pseudonym are all admissible carriers — BearerToken and Role both reference an Identity without key material, so the carrier is a descendant concern."
      },
      "public_key": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Cryptographic identifier (DID/Key)"
      },
      "claims": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Verifiable credentials or attributes"
      },
      "history_hash": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Pointer to interaction log"
      }
    }
  },
  "mechanism": "The unique distinguishing context of an agent, including its history, reputation, and public keys. Distinguishes 'Self' from 'Other'. Unlike {{nature}} (what you are) or Role (what you do), Identity is the persistent handle that tracks an entity across interactions.",
  "gloss": "Unique agent context (The Who)",
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 0,
    "path": [
      "Infrastructure",
      "Data Structures"
    ],
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:Identity#mh:SHA-256:bfe236a2c243ed664189c99afcb9f16225b6d56cbb11e6e29522756b33c47427"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Identity#mh:SHA-256:b24a57fdd59ebf2ef019be30af8fa10fc127f61d346a74ab0b49f729b4e32093",
  "sema_ref": "Identity#b24a",
  "sema_stub": "b24a",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "nature": "sema:Nature#mh:SHA-256:9ac1fd9a3449747d2f605067023df9e13d7a60c15e556d376272266f95cfaf37"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Infrastructure",
  "sema_category": "Data Structures",
  "used_by": {
    "references": {
      "Actor": "sema:Actor#mh:SHA-256:86fc0930b97ffb4fe85d4820af8e17a43166b745d181895f576edf39edde6aa8",
      "Agent": "sema:Agent#mh:SHA-256:e127459069739fffc96a71d54ef6e8c97ca53471d5349c16aa72a092a33756cd",
      "AuditTrail": "sema:AuditTrail#mh:SHA-256:163b784f86e448340b94d0459483f0f476e052b5b7c589113f5c7df5dd1115a8",
      "BearerToken": "sema:BearerToken#mh:SHA-256:190a706b87eb5e59dea9d23a06f8f13f45081dec847572be38dfb398cf201112",
      "Context": "sema:Context#mh:SHA-256:c1b72256dc4732033ee42cc07ff5d9fb60a7f1a3e5634449c343692a33340756",
      "Contract": "sema:Contract#mh:SHA-256:98747322ee31ffa265a8dfd6609d726e0dcba9c513e5ec85742c6c04e4afaa26",
      "Greet": "sema:Greet#mh:SHA-256:bcb066aa62cec1c03e3fac07b1b199fa8b12ab059d4faaf49374bf4a400941bd",
      "IdentityHandshake": "sema:IdentityHandshake#mh:SHA-256:43973ed8054341201f5eec5ad6fbed43a31cb178f0180ceadb20c896505b2b32",
      "Role": "sema:Role#mh:SHA-256:262ab6d2c03de5beab24c98cb3168948a3bb043a6a81b68237ab53919d153999",
      "Sign": "sema:Sign#mh:SHA-256:b2020447ec4c2725a139c6117c764cf464643e6e83379e86263267f95e4965ee",
      "TieredAccess": "sema:TieredAccess#mh:SHA-256:48871e4baf0a2f4a54892bf6c25765ca648696f391f569b02afaefb8b4af9a5b",
      "WorkerMode": "sema:WorkerMode#mh:SHA-256:ba4708992ae8c4469b3c98e025829fafa8caf6430f1da66ed74b50a8e9255990"
    }
  }
}