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Where the draft stands today.
OCSS
Draft 4
Filed as an individual IETF Internet-Draft draft-phosra-ocstf-00. Not yet a ratified standard.
Newest first.
- 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.
- 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).
- Draft 12026-Q1
Initial draft. Spec scope defined.
Three milestones, on the calendar.
- Draft 4 · RCQ2 2026
Conformance test suite shipped to draft adopters.
- RatificationQ3 2026
Target ratification at the Adopter Council inaugural meeting — a goal, not a claim.
- First revisionQ4 2026
First minor revision (clarifications) after ratification.
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