Issuer Competence and Transfer Semantics

Competence matrix

Relationship	Competent issuer roles
developed_by	developer, authorized publisher
published_by	publisher
deployed_by	deployer, governance authority
operated_by	operator, governance authority
controlled_by	current controller, governance authority
accountable_to	accountable entity, governance authority
assured_by	recognized assurance provider
governed_by	governance authority
acts_for	principal
recognized_by	recognizing governance authority

Registry administration permission is not universal competence to issue these claims.

Change classes

Implementations distinguish record-administration transfer, controller change, operator change, economic acquisition, legal succession, custodial transfer and agent supersession. Each affected assertion receives an explicit transition result.

Delegations, assurance claims, runtime credentials, accountable-entity status, sponsor endorsements, confidential evidence access, governance recognition and downstream authority require reissuance, novation or review unless their own terms explicitly preserve validity.