Financial Governance
Lifecycle Governance & Financial Controls
Lifecycle States
Authority: AC-1 (S. Jason Prohaska)
Classification: T5-RIGID | ENTERPRISE-FINAL
Mode: FAIL-CLOSED · NO PLACEHOLDERS · EVIDENCE REQUIRED
Version: 3.0
Canonical Timestamp: 2026-02-05T18:10:00+01:00
Purpose
This module defines the canonical lifecycle states for all ETHRAEON surfaces. Every surface must be assigned exactly one lifecycle state that determines operational behavior and monitoring requirements.
Canonical Lifecycle States
The following three states are the only permitted lifecycle designations:
2.1 ACTIVE
| Attribute | Value |
| Code | `ACTIVE` |
| Description | Surface is operational and serving its intended purpose |
| Operational Status | Fully operational |
| Monitoring | REQUIRED (must be enabled) |
| Expected Response | HTTP 200 or documented alternatives |
| Change Control | Full deployment workflow required |
ACTIVE State Rules:
- Monitoring MUST be enabled
- Surface MUST return expected HTTP status codes
- Integrity checks MUST be scheduled (if immutable)
- Incident response MUST be defined
2.2 HOLD
| Attribute | Value |
| Code | `HOLD` |
| Description | Surface temporarily unavailable, pending action |
| Operational Status | Intentionally suspended |
| Monitoring | OPTIONAL (recommended) |
| Expected Response | HTTP 503 or explicit HOLD page |
| Change Control | Hold documentation required |
HOLD State Rules:
- Surface MUST display explicit HOLD page (not blank/error)
- Hold reason MUST be documented
- Expected duration MUST be specified
- Exit criteria MUST be defined
2.3 RETIRED
| Attribute | Value |
| Code | `RETIRED` |
| Description | Surface permanently decommissioned |
| Operational Status | Not serving |
| Monitoring | DISABLED |
| Expected Response | HTTP 410 (Gone) or redirect |
| Change Control | Retirement documentation required |
RETIRED State Rules:
- Routing MUST be removed or redirected
- DNS record MAY be retained as tombstone
- Artifacts MUST be archived
- Historical record MUST be preserved
Lifecycle State Matrix
3.1 State vs. Class Compatibility
| Class | ACTIVE | HOLD | RETIRED |
| PRIMARY | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| OPERATOR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| STAKEHOLDER | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| REFERENCE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SANDBOX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RETIRED (class) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Note: Surfaces with class=RETIRED MUST have lifecycle=RETIRED.
3.2 State vs. Monitoring Requirements
| Lifecycle | Monitoring | Alerting | Reporting |
| ACTIVE | REQUIRED | ENABLED | DAILY |
| HOLD | RECOMMENDED | DISABLED | WEEKLY |
| RETIRED | DISABLED | DISABLED | ARCHIVE ONLY |
State Transition Rules
4.1 Valid Transitions
Source: ETHRAEON ΔSUM 4.0 — Full Compilation (2026-02-22)
Classification: T5-RIGID | ENTERPRISE-FINAL
Authority: AC-1 (S. Jason Prohaska)
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Classification: T5-RIGID | ENTERPRISE-FINAL
Authority: AC-1 (S. Jason Prohaska)