Qualified Node

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Discussion

A Node becomes a Qualified Node when an authorized qualification process determines that the Node satisfies the criteria applicable to a defined governed function, scope, and operating context.

The qualification criteria address the characteristics relevant to the governed function. These characteristics include applicable interface, semantic, policy, evidence, security, residency, sovereignty, operational, and service-level criteria.

Qualification supports trust, provider comparison, cost attribution, compensation eligibility, and settlement. It prevents an unverified or unsuitable Node from receiving authorization or compensation for governed work.

Qualification also supports competition among implementations. Different Nodes compete to perform the same governed function when each Node satisfies the applicable qualification criteria and produces the required evidence.

The qualification record identifies:

The Qualified NodeThe governed functionThe applicable qualification criteriaThe operating contextThe applicable jurisdictionThe qualifying authorityThe qualification methodThe supporting EvidenceThe qualification dateThe validity periodAny limitations or conditionsThe applicable VersionThe applicable ConfigurationA material change to the Node, its Configuration, its operating context, or the applicable qualification criteria initiates the defined review or requalification process.

Definition

Node determined by an authorized qualification process to satisfy the criteria applicable to a defined governed function, scope, and operating context

Source

Financial Systems Archetype, Part 6: Cost Recovery, Compensation, and Settlement Plane

Financial Systems Archetype, Part 7: Governed Node Service Market

Note

A Qualified Node differs from a running Node:

A running Node has an operational presenceA Qualified Node has recognized eligibility for a defined governed function, scope, and operating contextQualification establishes eligibility to perform governed work. Qualification does not establish that the Qualified Node completed a particular item of work.

Evidence of completed work supports attribution, compensation, and settlement for that item of work.

Qualification applies only within its defined scope, operating context, validity period, and conditions. Qualification for one governed function does not establish qualification for another governed function.

Example

An authorized qualification process evaluates a sanctions-screening Node against the policy, evidence, residency, security, interface, and service-level criteria applicable within a defined jurisdiction.

The resulting qualification record identifies the Node, governed function, jurisdiction, Configuration, Version, validity period, applicable criteria, and supporting Evidence.

The Node is a Qualified Node for sanctions-screening work within that defined scope. The qualification does not establish that the Node completed any particular sanctions-screening request.

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