# A-012

- **Artifact ID:** A-012
- **Status:** RETIRED
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/assumptions#A-012
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `cc01f8eed4cd8e3c1fbff5270d820ac3b9c22d07a32078124303edc266dc561c`

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "A-012",
  "statement": "Third-party compromise is categorically different from insider compromise",
  "status": "RETIRED",
  "category": "Retired",
  "ledger_references": [],
  "retirement_date_bound": "On or before 2026-02-17",
  "retirement_rationale": "Historical retirement associated with CHQ-P-2026-001. The Position is BUILDING and does not meet the ratified CONFIRMED threshold.",
  "supersession_pointer": "CHQ-P-2026-001",
  "related_positions": [
    "CHQ-P-2026-001"
  ],
  "retirement_evidence_state": "BUILDING",
  "retirement_audit": "LEGACY — THRESHOLD NOT MET. Preserved as a historical state; not valid precedent for future retirement."
}
```