Purpose
Certification Signals provide a common discovery model for surfacing certification-related information while preserving the authority, identifiers, provenance, and lifecycle of referenced canonical objects.
Beacon · Certification Signals
Satoshium Beacon Certification Signals
Certification Signals are Beacon-owned Discovery Signals that identify certification-related information as potentially relevant for discovery.
Beacon does not certify. It publishes Discovery Signals and supporting discovery metadata that reference certification information while Certifier retains authority for its governed certification determinations and supporting verification processes.
Core Distinction
Certification Packages and certification status belong to Certifier. SREG records and Registry lifecycle status belong to Registry. Discovery Signals and supporting discovery metadata belong to Beacon.
Discovery Signal
A Discovery Signal is a Beacon-owned object that points users, tools, or workflows toward potentially relevant Certification Packages, SREG records, events, evidence references, or certification metadata.
Not Authority
A Beacon signal does not create certification authority, modify an SREG record, create Chronicle authority, establish an Integrity Reference, or issue a Trust Statement. It points back to the institution that owns the referenced responsibility.
Certification Discovery States
Beacon's governed primary Signal Type for certification discovery is Certification. Within that signal, Beacon may preserve an observed certification condition or state when it is supported by the authoritative Certifier source.
Primary Signal Type → Certification
Observed certification conditions may include Certified · Active · Expired · Revoked · Updated · Pending
Observed certification conditions may include Certified · Active · Expired · Revoked · Updated · Pending
Certified
A Certified signal indicates that Beacon has observed an authoritative Certifier source showing the referenced subject or Certification Package in a certified state.
Expired
An Expired signal indicates that Beacon has observed an authoritative Certifier source showing the referenced certification in an expired state.
Revoked
A Revoked signal indicates that Beacon has observed an authoritative Certifier source showing the referenced certification in a revoked, withdrawn, or otherwise invalidated state.
Updated
An Updated signal indicates that Beacon has observed a change in certification-related information, metadata, references, or authoritative status that may warrant renewed attention.
Pending
A Pending signal indicates that Beacon has observed an authoritative certification source showing a certification process or review that has not yet reached a final certification state.
Future Signals
Future certification-related signals may include renewed, suspended, superseded, challenged, corrected, or other states supported by authoritative Certifier lifecycle semantics. Integrity- and trust-related states remain within Anchor and Attestor authority respectively.
First Production Certification Signal
BEAC-2026-0001 is Beacon's first published production Discovery Signal and the first real production implementation of certification discovery.
Beacon ID → BEAC-2026-0001
Title → Active Operational Certification — Atlas Jurisdiction Record — El Salvador
Primary Signal Type → Certification
Primary Source → Satoshium Certifier · SC-CERT-2026-0001
Observed Condition → Issued · Active · Operational
Lifecycle → Active
Publication → Published
Version → 1.0
Published → September 13, 2026
Title → Active Operational Certification — Atlas Jurisdiction Record — El Salvador
Primary Signal Type → Certification
Primary Source → Satoshium Certifier · SC-CERT-2026-0001
Observed Condition → Issued · Active · Operational
Lifecycle → Active
Publication → Published
Version → 1.0
Published → September 13, 2026
Beacon directly observed the canonical Certifier record SC-CERT-2026-0001 and identified the discoverable condition that an active Operational certification exists for the Atlas Jurisdiction Record — El Salvador. Certifier remains authoritative for the certification decision, class, lifecycle, and status.
Open BEAC-2026-0001 →What a Signal Contains
A certification signal should preserve enough context to help users discover the relevant certification information while still pointing back to the authoritative system.
Beacon Identifier · Subject · Primary Signal Type · Source Reference · Provenance ·
Discovery Metadata · Canonical References · Timestamps · Version · Lifecycle State · Publication State · Relationships
Relationship to Certifier
Certifier remains authoritative for Certification Packages, governed certification determinations, certification status, Certification Class, lifecycle, evidence review, and supporting verification processes. Any scoring, where explicitly governed within Certifier, remains local to that certification framework rather than a generalized Suite-wide score.
Production example: SC-CERT-2026-0001 → authoritative Certifier source for discovery → BEAC-2026-0001.
Beacon publishes the Discovery Signal. Certifier determines and records the authoritative certification state.
Beacon publishes the Discovery Signal. Certifier determines and records the authoritative certification state.
Relationship to Registry
Registry remains authoritative for SREG records and their lifecycle. Beacon may reference an SREG record when it is relevant to certification discovery without duplicating or modifying that record.
Beacon may reference an SREG record. Registry retains authority for SREG.
Certification Signal Authority Boundary
Beacon owns the Certification Signal as a Discovery Signal and owns its supporting discovery metadata. Certifier remains authoritative for the Certification Package and certification state being referenced. Registry remains authoritative for any referenced SREG record.
BEAC-2026-0001 reflects the authoritative certification condition observed in SC-CERT-2026-0001.
Beacon does not independently create or adjudicate that certification state.
Reference does not transfer authority.
Beacon does not independently create or adjudicate that certification state.
Reference does not transfer authority.
Current Institutional Status
Beacon Status → Operational · September 2026
Canonical Object → Discovery Signal
Discovery Metadata → Supporting Structure
Primary Signal Type → Certification
Production Example → BEAC-2026-0001 · Active · Published · Version 1.0
Canonical Object → Discovery Signal
Discovery Metadata → Supporting Structure
Primary Signal Type → Certification
Production Example → BEAC-2026-0001 · Active · Published · Version 1.0
Certification-related Discovery Signals remain Beacon objects. Certifier retains authority for the underlying Certification Package and its governed certification determinations, class, lifecycle, status, evidence review, and supporting verification processes.
Signal Interpretation
Signals are indicators, not independent certification conclusions. Users, systems, and workflows should interpret a Certification Signal by following its references to the authoritative Certification Package, SREG record, supporting evidence, or other relevant canonical object.
A signal helps something be found. It does not replace the canonical object it references.
Reference does not transfer authority.
Reference does not transfer authority.
Signal Philosophy
Beacon makes certification-related information discoverable without becoming the certification authority. Its role is to publish Discovery Signals, preserve canonical references and provenance, and improve visibility.
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