Glossary & Reference

A Digital Passport is the controlled lifecycle record associated with an identified Engineering Asset.

It may contain or reference:

Global ID and Product Type;

manufacturer and manufacturing facility;

production date and batch;

engineering specifications;

material composition;

Interface and compatibility information;

configuration and software versions;

certification and verification status;

installation and commissioning records;

inspection, maintenance, repair, and upgrade history;

ownership or stewardship history;

reuse, recall, decommissioning, and recovery information.

The Digital Passport may be distributed across multiple authorized systems provided that its records remain connected through persistent identities and governed relationships.

A Digital Passport accompanies the Engineering Asset rather than a particular owner, software vendor, or service provider.

Possession of a Passport does not establish current conformance. Its information shall be evaluated according to source, version, authenticity, configuration, date, evidence quality, and current physical condition.

Corrections and updates shall preserve previous records and their provenance.