# Continuity Fraud **Domain:** Continuity / Fraud / Identity Security **Doc Type:** Threat Node **Classification:** Adversarial Continuity **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[wiki/Continuity Registry|Continuity Registry]], [[wiki/Proof of Descent|Proof of Descent]], [[wiki/Root of Trust Succession|Root of Trust Succession]] --- ## Definition **Continuity Fraud** is the deliberate assertion of a false or materially overstated continuity relationship to obtain inheritance, authority, credentials, benefits, access or social standing. The claimant may be a person, model, fork, custodian or organization acting through a synthetic representative. ## Attack Forms - fabricated lineage or capture records; - stolen signing keys or registry credentials; - a high-fidelity replica presented as the original person; - suppression of a competing continuant; - selective memories engineered to satisfy expected tests; - claims of sole succession after unauthorized branching. ## Controls Continuity claims require typed attestations, independent provenance, competing-claim procedures, revocable provisional standing and separation between technical verification and final legal judgment. Fraud prevention must not become a pretext for denying all uncertain continuants due process. ## Sources - [NIST SP 800-63-4 — Digital Identity Guidelines](https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63.html) - [C2PA Security Considerations](https://spec.c2pa.org/) ## See Also [[wiki/Continuant Impersonation|Continuant Impersonation]] · [[wiki/Adversarial Provenance|Adversarial Provenance]] · [[wiki/Continuity Due Process|Continuity Due Process]]