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jschoubben cb2117f1c4 Issues 102–106 and ADR 0105 from the core migration
Two birth-address outages and a registry that would have been the third; a
container that keeps a stale environment after its file changes; a host command
that applied a converged declaration to an adopted node; the hub and the vault
without seats. And the decision the operator made under it all: the hub adopts
the predecessor's tunnel in place, key and peers and range and port.
2026-09-23 22:50:10 +02:00

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status, opened, located-in, fixed-by, amended-design
status opened located-in fixed-by amended-design
open 2026-09-23

106 — The vault claims no seat, so nothing refuses a second one

What was observed

Reading the registry, 2026-09-23. The vault provides secret to the whole mesh and claims no seat. The store, the broker, the controller and the catalogue each claim one, named after themselves, so that a second claimant is refused at resolution (ADR 0079). The vault was added after that record and did not inherit the rule.

Why it matters beyond this instance

The vault holds every credential the mesh mints. A second vault, assigned by mistake or by a module that provides secret itself, would answer requirements the first was answering, and nothing in resolution would object. Of all the components to allow two of silently, this is the one to allow least.

The rule is already written; this is an instance it was not applied to. Worth asking whether others were missed the same way — every provider added after 0079.

Open questions

  • A mesh-scoped seat mesh-vault, by the 0079 convention — is there any reason not to?
  • Should a provider of a mesh-scoped provision be required to claim a seat, or say explicitly that more than one is allowed, so the omission cannot recur?