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title: "KYE™ Chain of Authority™: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "KYE™ Chain of Authority™: The structural artefact."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/chain-of-authority/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> KYE™ Chain of Authority™: The structural artefact.

Core protocol

# KYE™ Chain of Authority™

The structural artefact.

The structural artefact. the linked, attenuating delegation chain from root principal down to the actor. Each link is a signed delegation that attenuates the parent's scope and hash-links into the audit chain. The narrative parallel to chain-of-custody for documents. Authority Finality™ is the \*property\*. KYE™ Chain of Authority™ is the chain itself.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 13 March 2027, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#chain-of-authority). Not legal advice.