Source intake
Data can enter controlled processing without becoming public.
Publication-controlled registry
Trust is built through separation of decisions.
GSEIN separates intake, identity resolution, verification, identifier issuance and public publication so that no operational action silently becomes a legal publication decision.
Control model
Five independent control layers
Each layer answers a different question: can the data be processed, is the entity identity resolved, is the evidence sufficient, may an identifier be issued, and may the record be public?
Identity resolution
Duplicates, conflicts and uncertain matches remain reviewable before identity is accepted.
Verification
Verification status is tied to evidence and provenance rather than simple ingestion success.
Identifier issuance
Issuance follows identity and conformance controls and remains distinct from publication.
Publication clearance
Only sources with the required legal and licence clearance may feed the public registry layer.
Public-data boundary
Internal evidence, reviewer data, applicant details and other sensitive workflow data stay outside public profiles.
Publication gate
Operational flags such as importer status, worker availability or completed processing do not by themselves authorize publication. Publication requires an explicit legal and licence decision at the source and jurisdiction level.
Evidence and provenance
A public record should remain explainable: which source established the entity, what verification state was applied, and what publication basis allowed the public representation.
Privacy boundary
The public layer is deliberately narrower than the internal review system. National registration evidence, private applicant data, reviewer information and restricted workflow metadata are not intended for public exposure.
Change control
Changes to source clearance, identifier rules and public fields should be auditable and tested independently from ingestion performance or worker optimizations. This reduces the risk that a performance or operational change alters legal publication behavior.