====== Crucible ======

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===== Objective =====

[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:crucible|Crucible]] provides a controlled, reproducible, and portable approach for constructing, hardening, assessing, transferring, deploying, and maintaining software and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_environment|Infrastructure Environments]].

Crucible combines [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:declarative_description|Declarative Descriptions]], composable [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:baseline|Baselines]], [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:m:machine_image|Machine Images]], [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:iac|Infrastructure as Code (IaC)]], [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dependency_capture|Dependency Capture]], and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:compliance|Compliance]] [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:evidence|Evidence]] to support [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:accredited_software_factory|Accredited Software Factory]] objectives across [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:connected_environment|Connected Environments]], [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:disconnected_environment|Disconnected Environments]], and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air-gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environments]].

The architecture separates provider-independent intent from provider-specific implementation, preserves [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|Traceability]] and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provenance|Provenance]] across lifecycle stages and transfer boundaries, and supports [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:r:reproducibility|Reproducibility]] and [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:portability|Portability]] without dependence on a single cloud provider, infrastructure platform, or assessment tool.

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===== Contents =====

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