# Stability Status Definition

- **Artifact ID:** CHQ-D-2026-SS
- **Version:** v1.0
- **Status:** ACTIVE
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/doctrine/chq-d-2026-ss
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `168e894ff75be3d6c157511a3d0897a6bb5b69473375d4e8446369402b700db7`

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "CHQ-D-2026-SS",
  "title": "Stability Status Definition",
  "version": "v1.0",
  "issued": "2026-02-01",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "doctrine_class": "SYSTEM_RULE",
  "doctrine_scope": "SYSTEM",
  "governed_artifacts": [
    "Positions",
    "ACJ",
    "Judgments",
    "Doctrine"
  ],
  "related_doctrine": [
    "CHQ-R-2026-001"
  ],
  "purpose": "This document defines the stability statuses used to classify CHQ governance artifacts. Stability status indicates the degree to which an artifact may be relied upon for external decision-making and citation.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "STABILITY STATUSES",
      "content": "",
      "type": "table",
      "tableData": {
        "headers": [
          "Status",
          "Definition",
          "Reliance Eligibility"
        ],
        "rows": [
          [
            "Draft",
            "Under development. Content may change without notice. Not suitable for external reference.",
            "No"
          ],
          [
            "Provisional",
            "Published for review. Content is directionally stable but subject to revision based on feedback or new information.",
            "No"
          ],
          [
            "Stable",
            "Published and considered reliable. Content will not change without explicit versioning and notice. Suitable for external reference.",
            "Yes"
          ],
          [
            "Locked",
            "Finalized. Content is immutable except for error correction. Suitable for formal citation and reliance registration.",
            "Yes"
          ],
          [
            "Superseded",
            "Replaced by a newer artifact. Retained for historical reference. Citation should reference the successor.",
            "No (cite successor)"
          ],
          [
            "Retired",
            "Withdrawn from active use. No longer reflects CHQ position. Should not be cited.",
            "No"
          ]
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "heading": "APPLICATION",
      "content": [
        "All CHQ governance artifacts—including Judgments, Positions, ACJs, and Doctrine documents—carry a stability status. The status is displayed in the artifact header and metadata.",
        "Reliance registration under CHQ-R-2026-001 is only available for artifacts with Stable or Locked status."
      ],
      "type": "paragraph"
    },
    {
      "heading": "GOVERNANCE",
      "content": "Stability status is assigned by CHQ editorial authority. Status changes are recorded in the artifact version history and, where applicable, announced through CHQ communication channels.",
      "type": "paragraph"
    }
  ]
}
```