This document describes the TAS3 Architecture version 1 in a normative and prescriptive way. Any implementation or deployment claiming "TAS3 compliance" MUST abide by this document as well as Annex A "Protocols", and Annex C "Compliance". A deployment usually has to satisfy additional requirements of the Trust Guarantor's Governance or Consortium Agreement and certification procedures, some of which concern the software implementation and others the organizational properties. Use of TAS3 Brand is governed by a separate TAS3 Brand Agreement.
This document uses the keywords (MUST, SHOULD, etc.) of [RFC2119]. All text is normative unless expressly identified as non-normative. Prose and specification have precedence over examples, which in absence of normative text, should be considered RECOMMENDATIONS. Examples as used in the documents are illustrative of the application of the relevant principles contained in the documents and are not statements of principles.
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