Facts and Taxonomy

Architecture roadmap metadata lives in `.model.yaml` sidecar files next to, or near, the human-facing Markdown note. The Markdown note remains the narrative source for architects a

Facts are stable truths that architecture and decisions rely on.

Validated hardware bill-of-materials (BOM) for OpenShift platform node types.

This page is the complete inventory of notes under `40-facts/`.

Pull request preview sites for `rws-arch-wb` use HTTP Basic authentication.

This note defines the core vocabulary used in the RWS Architecture Vault: note types, statuses, and how `domain` is used.

**How We Document, Decide, and Not Make a Total Mess**

Use this checklist to move architecture notes through maturity with low overhead.

Use this when architecture already exists and you need to introduce a new dynamic while preserving history and traceability.

Use this when final architecture feels too heavy to start. The goal is to lower the barrier: create a small, valid architecture draft early, then evolve it.

Use this when a capability does not yet exist in the vault and you need to go from idea to an approved architecture.

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) is an identity-aware access approach that grants access to specific applications and services instead of broad network-level connectivity.