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The questionThe problem, as it is usually asked
A pipeline can serialise jobs it knows about. It cannot serialise agents that decide for themselves when to ship, and it cannot show who skipped the line.
What people ask
Who is shipping to production right now, and who is next?
Did that change go out in stages, or all at once?
Can we show which agent pushed to the main branch?
A lease on the slot answers the first, a change train the second, and the repository gate the third. Each is only as complete as the traffic routed through it.
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RegulationThe rules and the business context
Cyber Resilience Act, secure development
Regulation (EU) 2024/2847AppliesPhased from 2026
Makers of products with digital elements must handle vulnerabilities and keep their development process controlled. A queued, staged and recorded release is part of showing that control.
Official text ↗Release safety
Business contextAppliesOngoing
A release that arrives in stages with a check between them can be stopped halfway. Customers and insurers ask whether yours can.
Legal references are summarised and dated as of October 2026. They are given so you can see where the need comes from, not as legal advice. Read the official text, and ask counsel how it applies to you. Intramedial does not make any organisation compliant with any law.