LINC / ARCHITECTURE
LINC connects authorised products without taking over their information or decisions. Its responsibility is the exchange protocol, routing and transfer state.
Foundation architecture
LINC
Exchange protocol, routing and transfer state between independently governed products.
MARKER
Classification-aware markings and flow policy. Unknown or unavailable policy holds the message.
SHACE
Authenticated, protected transport. A protected connection is not permission to exchange information.
FOUNDRY and FOUNDATION
Messaging primitives, identity and hosting conventions underpin the exchange layer.
Cross-domain use depends on independently approved gateways, policies and accreditation for each named flow.
THE EXCHANGE / COMPONENTS
A shared vocabulary. Clear boundaries.
LINC Broker
Durable messaging and routing within the exchange.
LINC Gateway
Approved boundary exchange with separate export and import decisions.
LINC Node
A connected or disconnected participant in the exchange.
LINC Link
The authenticated transport connection between participants.
LINC Console
A view of exchange activity and transfer state.
Cross-domain use depends on independently approved gateways, policies and accreditation for each named flow.
DEPLOYMENT / OPERATING PROFILE
Choose the topology. Keep the policy.
Single node
Start with a defined exchange boundary and durable local message storage.
Multi-node
Connect authorised participants through versioned contracts and approved links.
Disconnected
Retain authorised messages locally. Re-check peer identity and current policy before forwarding when a link returns.
MESSAGE / VERSIONED ENVELOPE
Context retained. Integrity inspectable.
Envelope property
Purpose
Version
Identifies the immutable message contract.
handling
Carries the handling marking used in policy evaluation.
provenance
Retains approved origin context without exposing protected source lineage.
contentHash
Identifies the exact content associated with the message.
This summary explains the envelope. It is not a complete API schema.