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Identity Model

The Warehouse Receipts workspace uses business terms over the OpenETR root/profile identity model.

Vocabulary

Control Desk Term OpenETR Technical Term
Warehouse Receipts workspace MLWR operating surface / domain workspace
Control Desk Key Root admin identity
Profile Operational signer identity the desk can act as
Contact External party the desk can address or transact with
Reference External recognition, assurance, registry, KYC, assessment, audit, attestation, or policy source
Receipt control record Signed OpenETR origin or control event

What The Categories Mean

Category Question Answered
Profile Can this control desk act as this identity?
Contact Can this control desk refer to this external party by a convenient name?
Reference Can this desk or verifier consult this source for recognition context?

Profiles are controlled by the Control Desk Key.

Contacts are addressable but not controllable.

References are sources of recognition or assurance evidence. They are not automatically parties to a receipt transaction.

Important Cryptographic Boundary

Profile keys are ordinary independent Nostr keypairs.

They are not cryptographically derived from the Control Desk Key. The Control Desk Key organizes access to profiles and relay-backed configuration; operational events are signed by the selected profile signer.

Integration Pattern

This model is useful for existing systems:

  • the host system can keep its normal account login;
  • the Control Desk Key can be hidden behind that account context;
  • profiles can represent operational roles or facilities;
  • contacts and references can be managed as business configuration;
  • OpenETR events remain cryptographically signed and independently verifiable.

Source Notes