Direct answer
Durable Task State, in this implementation guide, is limited to the following inspected scope. Recovery strategies, testing, reconstitution, and restoration to a known state. Explicit task states and idempotent append-only transitions. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Implementation guide
Translate the source-backed rule into inspectable inputs, state transitions, outputs, and refusal conditions.
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Applied scope: Recovery strategies, testing, reconstitution, and restoration to a known state. Explicit task states and idempotent append-only transitions.
Definition and operating context
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Evidence and exact locators
Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems — Sections 3.4, 3.5, 4 and 5. Establishes: Recovery strategies, testing, reconstitution, and restoration to a known state.
Governed workflow task-state ledger — WorkflowTaskStatus; WorkflowTaskEvent; transition replay keys. Establishes: Explicit task states and idempotent append-only transitions.
What the evidence does not establish
The guide does not prescribe Maha task fields or prove a specific store is durable.
The in-repository contract does not establish provider uptime, disaster recovery, or production persistence.
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What does Durable Task State mean in this bounded context?
Durable Task State, in this implementation guide, is limited to the following inspected scope. Recovery strategies, testing, reconstitution, and restoration to a known state. Explicit task states and idempotent append-only transitions. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this implementation answer?
Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems (SP 800-34 Rev. 1, May 2010), at Sections 3.4, 3.5, 4 and 5, supports recovery strategies, testing, reconstitution, and restoration to a known state. Governed workflow task-state ledger (repository source reviewed 2026-09-06), at WorkflowTaskStatus; WorkflowTaskEvent; transition replay keys, supports explicit task states and idempotent append-only transitions.
What does the evidence not establish?
The guide does not prescribe Maha task fields or prove a specific store is durable. The in-repository contract does not establish provider uptime, disaster recovery, or production persistence. Property boundary: This route may apply authority; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
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