diff --git a/modules/mesh-vault/cmd/mesh-vault/nodekey_test.go b/modules/mesh-vault/cmd/mesh-vault/nodekey_test.go
index e266dc3d..5a0c738c 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-vault/cmd/mesh-vault/nodekey_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-vault/cmd/mesh-vault/nodekey_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package main
 // key (or a first one) raises `secret-changed` for the machine's core secrets, the same key says nothing.
 
 import (
+	"git.novox.be/novox/mesh-sdk/go/seal"
+
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -100,14 +102,17 @@ authorization {
   users = [
     { user: "novox.mesh-vault", password: "pw", permissions: {
         publish: { deny: [">"] }
-        subscribe: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.*"] }
+        subscribe: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.*", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.*"] }
         allow_responses: true } }
     { user: "node.ace", password: "pw", permissions: {
-        publish: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.node_ace"] }
+        publish: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.node_ace", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.node_ace"] }
         subscribe: { allow: ["_INBOX.node.ace.>"] } } }
     { user: "node.g14", password: "pw", permissions: {
-        publish: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.node_g14"] }
+        publish: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.node_g14", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.node_g14"] }
         subscribe: { allow: ["_INBOX.node.g14.>"] } } }
+    { user: "controller", password: "pw", permissions: {
+        publish: { allow: ["mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.controller"] }
+        subscribe: { allow: ["_INBOX.controller.>"] } } }
   ]
 }
 `
@@ -135,39 +140,47 @@ func TestOnARealBusANodeEngineStatesOnlyItsOwnKey(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(s.Shutdown)
 
 	v := newVault(t, nil)
-	tool := toolNamed(t, definitions(&Env{Vault: v.Vault}), Seat+".node-key")
+	tools := map[string]toolDef{"node-key": toolNamed(t, definitions(&Env{Vault: v.Vault}), Seat+".node-key"),
+		"own": toolNamed(t, definitions(&Env{Vault: v.Vault}), Seat+".own")}
 	vaultConn := connectAs(t, s.ClientURL(), "novox.mesh-vault")
-	if _, err := vaultConn.Subscribe("mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.*", func(m *nats.Msg) {
+	serve := func(m *nats.Msg) {
 		parts := strings.Split(m.Subject, ".")
 		var args map[string]any
 		_ = json.Unmarshal(m.Data, &args)
 		answer := busAnswer{}
-		if got, err := tool.runAs(untoken(parts[len(parts)-1]), args); err != nil {
+		if got, err := tools[parts[len(parts)-2]].runAs(untoken(parts[len(parts)-1]), args); err != nil {
 			answer.Error = err.Error()
 		} else {
 			answer.Result, _ = json.Marshal(got)
 		}
 		raw, _ := json.Marshal(answer)
 		_ = m.Respond(raw)
-	}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, verb := range []string{"node-key", "own"} {
+		if _, err := vaultConn.Subscribe("mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call."+verb+".*", serve); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 	_ = vaultConn.Flush()
 
-	say := func(user, subject, key string) (string, error) {
-		raw, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"key": key})
+	call := func(user, subject string, args any) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+		raw, _ := json.Marshal(args)
 		msg, err := connectAs(t, s.ClientURL(), user).Request(subject, raw, 3*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		var a busAnswer
 		_ = json.Unmarshal(msg.Data, &a)
 		if a.Error != "" {
-			return a.Error, errString(a.Error)
+			return nil, errString(a.Error)
 		}
-		return "", nil
+		return a.Result, nil
 	}
-	aceKey, _ := aSealingKey(t)
+	say := func(user, subject, key string) (string, error) {
+		_, err := call(user, subject, map[string]string{"key": key})
+		return "", err
+	}
+	aceKey, acePriv := aSealingKey(t)
 	g14Key, _ := aSealingKey(t)
 	if _, err := say("node.ace", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.node-key.node_ace", aceKey); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -188,4 +201,32 @@ func TestOnARealBusANodeEngineStatesOnlyItsOwnKey(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, held, _ := v.Store.NodeKey("g14"); !held || got != g14Key {
 		t.Errorf("g14's key is %q, %v", got, held)
 	}
+
+	// Issue 1126 (ADR 0547 §2, ADR 0550 §5): `own` on the same bus. node.ace asks its own and gets its module's secret
+	// sealed to the key it stated, opening with its key alone; g14 cannot ask in ace's name, and asking in its own gets
+	// none of ace's; the controller is refused, as no node-engine.
+	if _, err := moveIn(t, v, "node.ace", MoveOf{Node: "ace", Module: "web", Name: "password", Origin: "made", Generation: "g-1",
+		SealingKey: aceKey}, "ace-web-pw"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	raw, err := call("node.ace", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.node_ace", map[string]any{})
+	var own OwnAnswer
+	if err != nil || json.Unmarshal(raw, &own) != nil || own.Node != "ace" || len(own.Own) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("ace's own over the bus: %s, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if value, err := seal.Open(own.Own[0].Sealed, acePriv); err != nil || string(value) != "ace-web-pw" {
+		t.Errorf("ace's secret does not open with ace's key: %q, %v", value, err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(raw), "ace-web-pw") {
+		t.Error("ace's secret crossed the bus in the clear")
+	}
+	if _, err := call("node.g14", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.node_ace", map[string]any{}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("node.g14 asked ace's own in ace's name")
+	}
+	if raw, err := call("node.g14", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.node_g14", map[string]any{}); err != nil || strings.Contains(string(raw), "web") {
+		t.Errorf("g14 asking its own was answered %s, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := call("controller", "mesh.seat.mesh-vault.call.own.controller", map[string]any{}); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a node-engine") {
+		t.Errorf("the controller asking own: %v", err)
+	}
 }