Direct answer
Delivery Acknowledgement, in this control model, is limited to the following inspected scope. Delivery precedes acknowledgement; the acknowledgement binds the delivery-reference digest and rejects substitution or premature state. A client cannot infer from a failed connection that a request was not processed; replay requires explicit safeguards. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Control model
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Applied scope: Delivery precedes acknowledgement; the acknowledgement binds the delivery-reference digest and rejects substitution or premature state. A client cannot infer from a failed connection that a request was not processed; replay requires explicit safeguards.
Definition and operating context
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Evidence and exact locators
CABEZON Preview lifecycle implementation — CabezonLifecycleStatus; applyAcknowledgementToLifecycle; actionIdempotency. Establishes: Delivery precedes acknowledgement; the acknowledgement binds the delivery-reference digest and rejects substitution or premature state.
Using Early Data in HTTP — Sections 5.1 and 5.2. Establishes: A client cannot infer from a failed connection that a request was not processed; replay requires explicit safeguards.
What the evidence does not establish
Local code proves the bounded implementation shape, not external interoperability or production operation.
The RFC does not define a CABEZON receipt or prove a provider delivered content.
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Questions this page can answer
What does Delivery Acknowledgement mean in this bounded context?
Delivery Acknowledgement, in this control model, is limited to the following inspected scope. Delivery precedes acknowledgement; the acknowledgement binds the delivery-reference digest and rejects substitution or premature state. A client cannot infer from a failed connection that a request was not processed; replay requires explicit safeguards. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this controls answer?
CABEZON Preview lifecycle implementation (repository source reviewed 2026-09-06), at CabezonLifecycleStatus; applyAcknowledgementToLifecycle; actionIdempotency, supports delivery precedes acknowledgement; the acknowledgement binds the delivery-reference digest and rejects substitution or premature state. Using Early Data in HTTP (RFC 8470, September 2018), at Sections 5.1 and 5.2, supports a client cannot infer from a failed connection that a request was not processed; replay requires explicit safeguards.
What does the evidence not establish?
Local code proves the bounded implementation shape, not external interoperability or production operation. The RFC does not define a CABEZON receipt or prove a provider delivered content. Property boundary: This route may apply authority; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
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