The node trusts the vault's key beside the controller's until the lease is handed away, says what it trusts in its record, asks the vault for its own certificate, composes the vault's authority beside the controller's, and reads the kept declaration no more once every placed module has a have (issue 774, ADR 0550 §2)

cmd/mesh-host/nodeagent_integration_test.go

@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ func (b *itBed) start(trustOperator bool) (stop func()) {
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer close(done)
-		nodeAgent(ctx, b.opts, b.controll.Public().(ed25519.PublicKey), b.session, nil, b.say, func() {},
+		controller := b.controll.Public().(ed25519.PublicKey)
+		nodeAgent(ctx, b.opts, controller, newMeshTrust(controller), b.session, nil, b.say, func() {},
 			&agentNow{}, func(context.Context, *agent.Agent) {})
 	}()
 	return func() { cancel(); <-done }