Jurisdiction Circuits
Arcform maps every provider and envelope to a compliance circuit based on jurisdiction. Each circuit determines signal granularity, privacy enforcement level, and which regulatory controls are validated. Currently 7 jurisdictions with 72 canonical hub providers.
Circuit Reference
| Jurisdiction | Circuit ID | Framework | Controls | Providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | US | US_flexible | FedRAMP / NIST 800-53 | CA-7, AC-2, AU-2, IR-4 | 8 |
| 🇪🇺 | EU | EU_strict | eIDAS / EU GDPR | Art. 19, Art. 24, Art. 42 | 8 |
| 🇬🇧 | UK | UK_standard | ISO 27001 / UK GDPR | A.12.4, A.9.2, A.16.1 | 8 |
| 🇨🇭 | CH | CH_standard | FADP / nDSG | Swiss Data Protection Act | 8 |
| 🇨🇦 | CA | CA_standard | PIPEDA / Provincial Acts | PIPEDA, PHIPA, PIPA | 16 |
| 🇦🇺 | AU | AU_standard | Privacy Act 1988 / APPs | APP 1–13, CDR, My Health Records | 16 |
| 🌐 | GLOBAL | GLOBAL | W3C / IETF / DIF | DID Core, VC Data Model, DIDComm v2 | 8 |
US — US_flexible
FedRAMP / NIST 800-53
Continuous monitoring, access control, audit logging. Flexible privacy regime — signal granularity tuned for US regulatory expectations.
EU — EU_strict
eIDAS / EU GDPR
Full GDPR-grade signal granularity. Strictest privacy enforcement — every signal minimised to the absolute minimum required for compliance.
UK — UK_standard
ISO 27001 / UK GDPR
Information security management aligned with UK GDPR and ISO 27001 Annex A controls. Standard-grade signal granularity.
CH — CH_standard
FADP / nDSG
Swiss federal data protection alignment. Standard-grade circuit with additional cross-border transfer constraints.
CA — CA_standard
PIPEDA / Provincial Acts
Canadian federal and provincial privacy law alignment. Covers federal PIPEDA, Ontario PHIPA, Alberta/BC PIPA. Standard-grade granularity.
AU — AU_standard
Privacy Act 1988 / APPs
Australian Privacy Principles alignment. Covers federal Privacy Act, Consumer Data Right, My Health Records Act, and OAIC enforcement.
GLOBAL — GLOBAL
W3C / IETF / DIF
Standards-body providers with no jurisdiction-specific constraints. Used for interoperability testing and protocol conformance.
Cross-Circuit Routing Rules
Circuit Inheritance
Every APIAdaptor inherits its compliance_circuit from its jurisdiction. Envelopes routed through an adaptor inherit that circuit's signal granularity.
Cross-Circuit Routing
Envelopes crossing jurisdiction boundaries apply the strictest circuit encountered. A US→EU envelope uses EU_strict, not US_flexible.
Mediator Determinism
Mediator hops are deterministic — derived from the sender/recipient DID pair and their plan tiers. Same pair always routes through the same topology.
Circuit Validation
The Conductor validates compliance against the relevant circuit before execution. Failed validation returns 422 COMPLIANCE_CIRCUIT_FAILED.