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概要

Cloud Directory Services Identity Substrate (Layer 7)

Triadic substrate semantics applied to cloud‑native identity, synchronization, and hybrid enterprise trust#

Overview#

The Cloud Directory Services Identity Substrate represents Layer 7 of the RTT/Inside Enterprise Identity model.
It is the first cloud‑native identity substrate — the layer where identity becomes:

  • globally distributed
  • API‑driven
  • claim‑centric
  • synchronization‑aware
  • hybrid‑connected
  • policy‑enforced
  • coherence‑bounded

Cloud directory systems include:

  • Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
  • Okta Universal Directory
  • AWS IAM Identity Center
  • Google Cloud Identity
  • PingOne
  • Workforce identity platforms
  • Hybrid identity bridges (AD Connect, Okta AD Agent)

These systems define enterprise identity at global scale, making Layer 7 ideal for demonstrating triadic cloud claims, clarity envelopes, regime tagging, and coherence boundaries in cloud‑integrated identity flows.

Purpose#

Layer 7 exists to:

  • Show how RTT/Inside substrate metadata attaches to cloud directory identities
  • Demonstrate clarity, regime, triad roles, and coherence envelopes in cloud identity flows
  • Provide a working example of substrate‑aware identity in hybrid enterprise environments
  • Serve as the bridge between modern identity (Layer 6) and zero‑trust (Layer 8)
  • Offer a minimal, operator‑safe demonstration of substrate‑aware cloud identity attributes

Cloud directories are the global identity substrate — the layer where identity becomes cloud‑anchored.

Identity Characteristics#

Cloud directory services provide:

1. Cloud‑Native Identity#

Identity is expressed through:

  • user objects
  • service principals
  • managed identities
  • application registrations
  • directory roles
  • claims and attributes

This makes cloud identity ideal for substrate metadata.

2. Hybrid Synchronization#

Cloud directories integrate with:

  • on‑prem AD
  • LDAP directories
  • Kerberos realms
  • DNS SRV discovery
  • modern identity providers

This maps naturally to coherence envelopes and clarity scores.

3. Policy‑Driven Identity#

Cloud directories enforce:

  • conditional access
  • MFA policies
  • device trust
  • session risk scoring
  • identity governance

These map directly to regime tags and triad roles.

Substrate‑Aware Cloud Identity Attributes#

Cloud directories support custom attributes, enabling triadic metadata.

Azure AD / Entra ID Example#

{
  "id": "user-1234",
  "userPrincipalName": "operator@enterprise.cloud",
  "displayName": "Enterprise Operator",

  "extension_triadicClarityScore": 0.92,
  "extension_triadicRegimeTag": "analytic",
  "extension_triadicRole": "A",
  "extension_triadicCoherenceEnvelope": "cloud"
}

Okta Universal Directory Example#

profile:
  triadicClarityScore: 0.92
  triadicRegimeTag: analytic
  triadicRole: A
  triadicCoherenceEnvelope: cloud

AWS IAM Identity Center Example#

Attributes:
  triadicClarityScore = "0.92"
  triadicRegimeTag = "analytic"
  triadicRole = "A"
  triadicCoherenceEnvelope = "cloud"

These metadata fields are optional and non‑breaking.

Example: Substrate‑Aware Cloud Identity Object#

{
  "identity": {
    "subject": "operator@enterprise.cloud",
    "directory": "EntraID",
    "type": "User"
  },
  "triadic": {
    "clarity": 0.92,
    "regime": "analytic",
    "role": "A",
    "coherence": "cloud"
  },
  "session": {
    "riskLevel": "low",
    "authStrength": "strong"
  }
}

This example shows how substrate metadata attaches to cloud identity objects without altering authentication or authorization behavior.

How Layer 7 Connects to Higher Layers#

Cloud directory services feed directly into:

  • Zero‑Trust (Layer 8) — cloud identity attributes become policy inputs
  • Modern Identity (Layer 6) — cloud identity issues tokens and claims
  • Service Discovery (Layer 5) — cloud identity informs service routing
  • Kerberos / AD (Layers 1–4) — hybrid identity bridges map on‑prem identity to cloud identity

Cloud directories are the global identity substrate.

Teaching Notes#

Students and AIs should study Layer 7 because:

  • It is the first cloud‑native identity substrate
  • It demonstrates substrate semantics in global identity flows
  • It shows how clarity and regime tagging map to cloud identity attributes
  • It prepares learners for zero‑trust identity models
  • It provides a realistic example for the RFC substrate‑awareness model

Layer 7 is where identity becomes global, policy‑driven, and triadic‑aware.

Status#

Experimental — stable enough for teaching and RFC anchoring, evolving as substrate semantics expand.

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