OCSS SpecificationDraft 4 · pre-release

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OCSS

Draft 4

Pre-release

Filed as an individual IETF Internet-Draft draft-phosra-ocstf-00. Not yet a ratified standard.

History

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  1. Draft 4 · pre-release2026-05-14

    Capabilities renamed to plain-English nouns. Bearing → Age, Lens → Tier, Threshold → Consent, Aegis → Block, Herald → Alert, Custody → Privacy, Verdict → Audit, Notary → Receipt.

  2. Draft 32026-05-09

    Capability surface stabilized at 9 named layers (Charter / Age / Tier / Consent / Block / Alert / Privacy / Audit / Receipt). 115 rule categories mapped (67 anchored / 48 provisional).

  3. Draft 12026-Q1

    Initial draft. Spec scope defined.

Roadmap to ratification (and beyond)

Three milestones, on the calendar.

  1. Draft 4 · RCQ2 2026

    Conformance test suite shipped to draft adopters.

  2. RatificationQ3 2026

    Target ratification at the Adopter Council inaugural meeting — a goal, not a claim.

  3. First revisionQ4 2026

    First minor revision (clarifications) after ratification.

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