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xAPI authority
Definition
The Agent or Group represented in a Statement as asserting that the Statement is true. The LRS verifies or sets the authority based on authentication and trust relationships.
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Authority distinguishes who performed an experience from who vouches for the resulting record, which is important for provenance and trust.
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Sources and evidence
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §5.2.2 — Statement: authority property (direct)