Verifies the proposing agent against its registry entry before anything else happens. In closed-loop settings this is a direct lookup. In open networks, the component must also decide which of several registries is authoritative. Failure means rejection, and the rejection is logged.

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SAFR whitepaperp. 9

Agent Registry

The authoritative record of registered agents against which identity is verified; may be internal or network-level.

SAFR whitepaperp. 8

Governance Envelope

The structured record an agent submits with each proposed action: action, action trace, and context metadata.

SAFR whitepaperp. 10

Deny

Outcome: the action is rejected before execution, with a specific reason recorded.