Bhash Ontology Working Group
Service-specific vocabulary for modelling Hedera Consensus Service topics, messages, and validator interfaces.
Hedera Consensus Service module
Phase 3 sprint scaffold capturing core Consensus Service artefacts required for validator onboarding and topic governance competency questions.
Validator onboarding committee
Council committee that stewards validator onboarding cohorts and associated policy decisions.
Validator onboarding steward
Role fulfilled by council members who oversee validator onboarding approvals and requirements.
assigns role
Indicates the role granted by a role assignment process.
delivers message
Links the Consensus Service to messages that achieved consensus ordering.
emits record file
Indicates that the service produces consensus record files for downstream consumption.
exposes endpoint
Relates a consensus node to the endpoint clients use for gRPC/SDK submissions.
has admin key
Identifies the admin key responsible for topic lifecycle changes.
has endpoint address
Network address for a consensus node endpoint.
has endpoint port
Port number for a consensus node endpoint.
has message content
Payload content of a topic message.
has message size
Size in bytes of the submitted topic message.
has running hash
Running hash stored within a consensus record file.
has sequence number
Consensus-assigned sequence number for a topic message.
has submit key
Identifies the submit key required for message submission.
has topic
Associates the Consensus Service with the topics it manages.
includes message
Associates a record file with the topic messages it contains.
is mirrored by
Indicates which mirror dataset republishes a record file.
is sub-body of
Captures committee hierarchies within the Hedera Governing Council.
supported by
Associates a process with the governance decision or mandate that authorises it.
targets topic
Links a transaction to the consensus topic it configures or submits to.
Council committee
Sub-structure of the Hedera Governing Council that manages delegated mandates such as finance or membership reviews.
Role assignment
Process that confers a specific governance or operational role to an actor.
Topic admin key
Key that authorises topic-level administration such as update, delete, and re-key operations.
Topic submit key
Key that governs which actors may post messages to a consensus topic.
has steward
Links a governance process to the council body that stewards the decision.
stewards process
Identifies the governance process that a council body is accountable for overseeing.
has topic key
Connects a consensus topic to its configured keys.
Consensus node endpoint
Network endpoint (IP, port, TLS configuration) exposed by a consensus node for client submissions.
Consensus Service
Operational service that orders transactions, emits consensus timestamps, and manages topics.
Consensus record file
Exported record file containing ordered transactions, consensus timestamps, and running hashes.
Consensus topic
Ordered message channel configured with administrator, submit, and auto-renew keys.
Topic message
Individual message submitted to a consensus topic and assigned a consensus timestamp.