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guosmmDocumentId: GUOSMM-B-2026-024
title: "OMNL Identity Standards Hierarchy"
instrumentVersion: 1.0
language: en
publishedAt: 2026-07-12T14:50:00Z
effectiveAt: 2026-07-12T14:50:00Z
signingAuthority: "Sovereign Military Order of Malta"
draftStatus: prepared_for_counsel
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# GAZZETTA UFFICIALE DELL'ORDINE SOVRANO MILITARE DI MALTA
# OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA (GUOSMM)

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Document ID | `GUOSMM-B-2026-024` |
| Series | B |
| Document type | Programme Standards — Identity Standards Hierarchy |
| Published | 2026-07-12T14:50:00Z |
| Effective | 2026-07-12T14:50:00Z |
| Entity | OMNL |
| Parent acts | `GUOSMM-B-2026-016`, `GUOSMM-D-2026-011` |

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# OMNL Identity Standards Hierarchy

## Section 1 — Purpose

1.1 This Instrument defines the standards hierarchy administered by **OMNL** in its digital-identity and standards delegate lane.

## Section 2 — Hierarchy classes

2.1 Identity-related standards shall be classified as:

- binding technical standard in the adopted lane
- interoperability target
- specimen and public-reference source
- contextual or diplomatic reference only
- prohibited overclaim source

## Section 3 — Core identity standards

3.1 The hierarchy may include, where expressly adopted:

- ICAO Doc 9303
- PRADO
- eIDAS and SAML federation profiles
- X-Road exchange architecture
- PKIX certificate-path validation
- W3C verifiable-credential or DID profiles where separately approved

3.2 No framework in this hierarchy automatically grants public-law recognition, statutory accreditation, or regulator equivalence.

## Section 4 — OMNL delegate role

4.1 OMNL may:

- administer standards intake and adoption
- publish standards classifications and approved profiles
- route identity, registry, and verifier standards to the appropriate ecosystem operator

4.2 OMNL may not use this standards role to claim independent licensing power beyond `GUOSMM-B-2026-016` and the governing SHOSJJ licensing acts.

## Section 5 — Publication rule

5.1 Any external-body reference used as a standards basis in an official lane shall be traceable to:

- this hierarchy publication
- `GUOSMM-D-2026-011`
- the programme-specific standards act that adopts it

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*Signing authority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta*