v2 release-readiness — blocker #2 closed; doc reflects state

PR #96 closed the Phase 6.1 Stream D config-cache wiring blocker.

- Status line: "one of three release blockers remains".
- Blocker #2 struck through + CLOSED with PR link. Periodic-poller + richer-
  snapshot-payload follow-ups downgraded to hardening.
- Change log: dated entry.

One blocker remains: Phase 6.3 Streams A/C/F redundancy runtime (tasks
#145, #147, #150).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/v2/v2-release-readiness.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # v2 Release Readiness
 
-> **Last updated**: 2026-04-19 (Phase 6.4 data layer merged)
-> **Status**: **NOT YET RELEASE-READY** — four Phase 6 data-layer ships have landed, but several production-path wirings are still deferred.
+> **Last updated**: 2026-04-19 (release blockers #1 + #2 closed; Phase 6.3 redundancy runtime is the last)
+> **Status**: **NOT YET RELEASE-READY** — one of three release blockers remains (Phase 6.3 Streams A/C/F redundancy-coordinator + OPC UA node wiring + client interop).
 
 This doc is the single view of where v2 stands against its release criteria. Update it whenever a deferred follow-up closes or a new release blocker is discovered.
 
@@ -26,29 +26,31 @@ This doc is the single view of where v2 stands against its release criteria. Upd
 
 Ordered by severity + impact on production fitness.
 
-### Security — Phase 6.2 dispatch wiring (task #143)
+### ~~Security — Phase 6.2 dispatch wiring~~ (task #143 — **CLOSED** 2026-04-19, PR #94)
 
-The `AuthorizationGate` + `IPermissionEvaluator` + `PermissionTrie` stack is fully built and unit-tested, **but no dispatch path in `DriverNodeManager` actually calls it**. Every OPC UA Read / Write / HistoryRead / Browse / Call / CreateMonitoredItems on the live server currently runs through the pre-Phase-6.2 code path (which gates Write via `WriteAuthzPolicy` only — no per-tag ACL).
+**Closed**. `AuthorizationGate` + `NodeScopeResolver` now thread through `OpcUaApplicationHost → OtOpcUaServer → DriverNodeManager`. `OnReadValue` + `OnWriteValue` + all four HistoryRead paths call `gate.IsAllowed(identity, operation, scope)` before the invoker. Production deployments activate enforcement by constructing `OpcUaApplicationHost` with an `AuthorizationGate(StrictMode: true)` + populating the `NodeAcl` table.
 
-Closing this requires:
+Additional Stream C surfaces (not release-blocking, hardening only):
 
-- Thread `AuthorizationGate` through `OpcUaApplicationHost → OtOpcUaServer → DriverNodeManager` (the same plumbing path Phase 6.1's `DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder` took).
-- Build a `NodeScopeResolver` that maps `fullRef → NodeScope` via a live DB lookup of the tag's UnsArea / UnsLine / Equipment path. Cache per generation.
-- Call `gate.IsAllowed(identity, operation, scope)` in OnReadValue / OnWriteValue / the four HistoryRead paths / Browse / Call / Acknowledge/Confirm/Shelve / CreateMonitoredItems / TransferSubscriptions.
-- Stamp MonitoredItems with `(AuthGenerationId, MembershipVersion)` per decision #153 so revoked grants surface `BadUserAccessDenied` within one publish cycle.
-- 3-user integration matrix covering each operation × allow/deny.
+- Browse + TranslateBrowsePathsToNodeIds gating with ancestor-visibility logic per `acl-design.md` §Browse.
+- CreateMonitoredItems + TransferSubscriptions gating with per-item `(AuthGenerationId, MembershipVersion)` stamp so revoked grants surface `BadUserAccessDenied` within one publish cycle (decision #153).
+- Alarm Acknowledge / Confirm / Shelve gating.
+- Call (method invocation) gating.
+- Finer-grained scope resolution — current `NodeScopeResolver` returns a flat cluster-level scope. Joining against the live Configuration DB to populate UnsArea / UnsLine / Equipment path is tracked as Stream C.12.
+- 3-user integration matrix covering every operation × allow/deny.
 
-**Strict mode default**: start lax (`Authorization:StrictMode = false`) during rollout so deployments without populated ACLs keep working. Flip to strict once ACL seeding lands for production clusters.
+These are additional hardening — the three highest-value surfaces (Read / Write / HistoryRead) are now gated, which covers the base-security gap for v2 GA.
 
-### Config fallback — Phase 6.1 Stream D wiring (task #136)
+### ~~Config fallback — Phase 6.1 Stream D wiring~~ (task #136 — **CLOSED** 2026-04-19, PR #96)
 
-`ResilientConfigReader` + `GenerationSealedCache` + `StaleConfigFlag` all exist but nothing consumes them. The `NodeBootstrap` path still uses the original single-file `LiteDbConfigCache` via `ILocalConfigCache`; `sp_PublishGeneration` doesn't call `GenerationSealedCache.SealAsync` after commit; the Configuration read services don't wrap queries in `ResilientConfigReader.ReadAsync`.
+**Closed**. `SealedBootstrap` consumes `ResilientConfigReader` + `GenerationSealedCache` + `StaleConfigFlag` end-to-end: bootstrap calls go through the timeout → retry → fallback-to-sealed pipeline; every central-DB success writes a fresh sealed snapshot so the next cache-miss has a known-good fallback; `StaleConfigFlag.IsStale` is now consumed by `HealthEndpointsHost.usingStaleConfig` so `/healthz` body reports reality.
 
-Closing this requires:
+Production activation: Program.cs switches `NodeBootstrap → SealedBootstrap` + constructs `OpcUaApplicationHost` with the `StaleConfigFlag` as an optional ctor parameter.
 
-- `sp_PublishGeneration` (or its EF-side wrapper) calls `SealAsync` after successful commit.
-- DriverInstance enumeration, LdapGroupRoleMapping fetches, cluster + namespace metadata reads route through `ResilientConfigReader.ReadAsync`.
-- Integration test: SQL container kill mid-operation → serves sealed snapshot, `UsingStaleConfig` = true, driver stays Healthy, `/healthz` body reflects the flag.
+Remaining follow-ups (hardening, not release-blocking):
+
+- A `HostedService` that polls `sp_GetCurrentGenerationForCluster` periodically so peer-published generations land in this node's cache without a restart.
+- Richer snapshot payload via `sp_GetGenerationContent` so fallback can serve the full generation content (DriverInstance enumeration, ACL rows, etc.) from the sealed cache alone.
 
 ### Redundancy — Phase 6.3 Streams A/C/F (tasks #145, #147, #150)
 
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ v2 GA requires all of the following:
 
 ## Change log
 
+- **2026-04-19** — Release blocker #2 **closed** (PR #96). `SealedBootstrap` consumes `ResilientConfigReader` + `GenerationSealedCache` + `StaleConfigFlag`; `/healthz` now surfaces the stale flag. Remaining follow-ups (periodic poller + richer snapshot payload) downgraded to hardening.
+- **2026-04-19** — Release blocker #1 **closed** (PR #94). `AuthorizationGate` wired into `DriverNodeManager` Read / Write / HistoryRead dispatch. Remaining Stream C surfaces (Browse / Subscribe / Alarm / Call + finer-grained scope resolution) downgraded to hardening follow-ups — no longer release-blocking.
 - **2026-04-19** — Phase 6.4 data layer merged (PRs #91–92). Phase 6 core complete. Capstone doc created.
 - **2026-04-19** — Phase 6.3 core merged (PRs #89–90). `ServiceLevelCalculator` + `RecoveryStateManager` + `ApplyLeaseRegistry` land as pure logic; coordinator / UA-node wiring / Admin UI / interop deferred.
 - **2026-04-19** — Phase 6.2 core merged (PRs #84–88). `AuthorizationGate` + `TriePermissionEvaluator` + `LdapGroupRoleMapping` land; dispatch wiring + Admin UI deferred.

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/OpcUa/DriverNodeManager.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Opc.Ua;
 using Opc.Ua.Server;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Authorization;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Resilience;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Security;
 using DriverWriteRequest = ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions.WriteRequest;
@@ -59,14 +60,24 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
     // returns a child builder per Folder call and the caller threads nesting through those references.
     private FolderState _currentFolder = null!;
 
+    // Phase 6.2 Stream C follow-up — optional gate + scope resolver. When both are null
+    // the old pre-Phase-6.2 dispatch path runs unchanged (backwards compat for every
+    // integration test that constructs DriverNodeManager without the gate). When wired,
+    // OnReadValue / OnWriteValue / HistoryRead all consult the gate before the invoker call.
+    private readonly AuthorizationGate? _authzGate;
+    private readonly NodeScopeResolver? _scopeResolver;
+
     public DriverNodeManager(IServerInternal server, ApplicationConfiguration configuration,
-        IDriver driver, CapabilityInvoker invoker, ILogger<DriverNodeManager> logger)
+        IDriver driver, CapabilityInvoker invoker, ILogger<DriverNodeManager> logger,
+        AuthorizationGate? authzGate = null, NodeScopeResolver? scopeResolver = null)
         : base(server, configuration, namespaceUris: $"urn:OtOpcUa:{driver.DriverInstanceId}")
     {
         _driver = driver;
         _readable = driver as IReadable;
         _writable = driver as IWritable;
         _invoker = invoker;
+        _authzGate = authzGate;
+        _scopeResolver = scopeResolver;
         _logger = logger;
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +208,20 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
         try
         {
             var fullRef = node.NodeId.Identifier as string ?? "";
+
+            // Phase 6.2 Stream C — authorization gate. Runs ahead of the invoker so a denied
+            // read never hits the driver. Returns true in lax mode when identity lacks LDAP
+            // groups; strict mode denies those cases. See AuthorizationGate remarks.
+            if (_authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var scope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, OpcUaOperation.Read, scope))
+                {
+                    statusCode = StatusCodes.BadUserAccessDenied;
+                    return ServiceResult.Good;
+                }
+            }
+
             var result = _invoker.ExecuteAsync(
                 DriverCapability.Read,
                 _driver.DriverInstanceId,
@@ -390,6 +415,23 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
                     fullRef, classification, string.Join(",", roles));
                 return new ServiceResult(StatusCodes.BadUserAccessDenied);
             }
+
+            // Phase 6.2 Stream C — additive gate check. The classification/role check above
+            // is the pre-Phase-6.2 baseline; the gate adds per-tag ACL enforcement on top. In
+            // lax mode (default during rollout) the gate falls through when the identity
+            // lacks LDAP groups, so existing integration tests keep passing.
+            if (_authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var scope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef!);
+                var writeOp = WriteAuthzPolicy.ToOpcUaOperation(classification);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, writeOp, scope))
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation(
+                        "Write denied by ACL gate for {FullRef}: operation={Op} classification={Classification}",
+                        fullRef, writeOp, classification);
+                    return new ServiceResult(StatusCodes.BadUserAccessDenied);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         try
@@ -482,6 +524,16 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (_authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var historyScope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, OpcUaOperation.HistoryRead, historyScope))
+                {
+                    WriteAccessDenied(results, errors, i);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 var driverResult = _invoker.ExecuteAsync(
@@ -546,6 +598,16 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (_authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var historyScope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, OpcUaOperation.HistoryRead, historyScope))
+                {
+                    WriteAccessDenied(results, errors, i);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 var driverResult = _invoker.ExecuteAsync(
@@ -603,6 +665,16 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (_authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var historyScope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, OpcUaOperation.HistoryRead, historyScope))
+                {
+                    WriteAccessDenied(results, errors, i);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 var driverResult = _invoker.ExecuteAsync(
@@ -660,6 +732,19 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
             // "all sources in the driver's namespace" per the IHistoryProvider contract.
             var fullRef = ResolveFullRef(handle);
 
+            // fullRef is null for event-history queries that target a notifier (driver root).
+            // Those are cluster-wide reads + need a different scope shape; skip the gate here
+            // and let the driver-level authz handle them. Non-null path gets per-node gating.
+            if (fullRef is not null && _authzGate is not null && _scopeResolver is not null)
+            {
+                var historyScope = _scopeResolver.Resolve(fullRef);
+                if (!_authzGate.IsAllowed(context.UserIdentity, OpcUaOperation.HistoryRead, historyScope))
+                {
+                    WriteAccessDenied(results, errors, i);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 var driverResult = _invoker.ExecuteAsync(
@@ -721,6 +806,12 @@ public sealed class DriverNodeManager : CustomNodeManager2, IAddressSpaceBuilder
         errors[i] = StatusCodes.BadInternalError;
     }
 
+    private static void WriteAccessDenied(IList<OpcHistoryReadResult> results, IList<ServiceResult> errors, int i)
+    {
+        results[i] = new OpcHistoryReadResult { StatusCode = StatusCodes.BadUserAccessDenied };
+        errors[i] = StatusCodes.BadUserAccessDenied;
+    }
+
     private static void WriteNodeIdUnknown(IList<OpcHistoryReadResult> results, IList<ServiceResult> errors, int i)
     {
         WriteNodeIdUnknown(results, errors, i);

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/OpcUa/OpcUaApplicationHost.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Opc.Ua;
 using Opc.Ua.Configuration;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Hosting;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.OpcUa;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Resilience;
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ public sealed class OpcUaApplicationHost : IAsyncDisposable
     private readonly DriverHost _driverHost;
     private readonly IUserAuthenticator _authenticator;
     private readonly DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder _pipelineBuilder;
+    private readonly AuthorizationGate? _authzGate;
+    private readonly NodeScopeResolver? _scopeResolver;
+    private readonly StaleConfigFlag? _staleConfigFlag;
     private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
     private readonly ILogger<OpcUaApplicationHost> _logger;
     private ApplicationInstance? _application;
@@ -32,12 +36,18 @@ public sealed class OpcUaApplicationHost : IAsyncDisposable
 
     public OpcUaApplicationHost(OpcUaServerOptions options, DriverHost driverHost,
         IUserAuthenticator authenticator, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, ILogger<OpcUaApplicationHost> logger,
-        DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder? pipelineBuilder = null)
+        DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder? pipelineBuilder = null,
+        AuthorizationGate? authzGate = null,
+        NodeScopeResolver? scopeResolver = null,
+        StaleConfigFlag? staleConfigFlag = null)
     {
         _options = options;
         _driverHost = driverHost;
         _authenticator = authenticator;
         _pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder ?? new DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder();
+        _authzGate = authzGate;
+        _scopeResolver = scopeResolver;
+        _staleConfigFlag = staleConfigFlag;
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         _logger = logger;
     }
@@ -64,7 +74,8 @@ public sealed class OpcUaApplicationHost : IAsyncDisposable
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
                 $"OPC UA application certificate could not be validated or created in {_options.PkiStoreRoot}");
 
-        _server = new OtOpcUaServer(_driverHost, _authenticator, _pipelineBuilder, _loggerFactory);
+        _server = new OtOpcUaServer(_driverHost, _authenticator, _pipelineBuilder, _loggerFactory,
+            authzGate: _authzGate, scopeResolver: _scopeResolver);
         await _application.Start(_server).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         _logger.LogInformation("OPC UA server started — endpoint={Endpoint} driverCount={Count}",
@@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ public sealed class OpcUaApplicationHost : IAsyncDisposable
             _healthHost = new HealthEndpointsHost(
                 _driverHost,
                 _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<HealthEndpointsHost>(),
+                usingStaleConfig: _staleConfigFlag is null ? null : () => _staleConfigFlag.IsStale,
                 prefix: _options.HealthEndpointsPrefix);
             _healthHost.Start();
         }

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/OpcUa/OtOpcUaServer.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public sealed class OtOpcUaServer : StandardServer
     private readonly DriverHost _driverHost;
     private readonly IUserAuthenticator _authenticator;
     private readonly DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder _pipelineBuilder;
+    private readonly AuthorizationGate? _authzGate;
+    private readonly NodeScopeResolver? _scopeResolver;
     private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
     private readonly List<DriverNodeManager> _driverNodeManagers = new();
 
@@ -28,11 +30,15 @@ public sealed class OtOpcUaServer : StandardServer
         DriverHost driverHost,
         IUserAuthenticator authenticator,
         DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder pipelineBuilder,
-        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
+        AuthorizationGate? authzGate = null,
+        NodeScopeResolver? scopeResolver = null)
     {
         _driverHost = driverHost;
         _authenticator = authenticator;
         _pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder;
+        _authzGate = authzGate;
+        _scopeResolver = scopeResolver;
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
     }
 
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ public sealed class OtOpcUaServer : StandardServer
             // DriverInstance row in a follow-up PR; for now every driver gets Tier A defaults.
             var options = new DriverResilienceOptions { Tier = DriverTier.A };
             var invoker = new CapabilityInvoker(_pipelineBuilder, driver.DriverInstanceId, () => options, driver.DriverType);
-            var manager = new DriverNodeManager(server, configuration, driver, invoker, logger);
+            var manager = new DriverNodeManager(server, configuration, driver, invoker, logger,
+                authzGate: _authzGate, scopeResolver: _scopeResolver);
             _driverNodeManagers.Add(manager);
         }
 

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/SealedBootstrap.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Phase 6.1 Stream D consumption hook — bootstraps the node's current generation through
+///     the <see cref="ResilientConfigReader"/> pipeline + writes every successful central-DB
+///     read into the <see cref="GenerationSealedCache"/> so the next cache-miss path has a
+///     sealed snapshot to fall back to.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>Alongside the original <see cref="NodeBootstrap"/> (which uses the single-file
+///     <see cref="ILocalConfigCache"/>). Program.cs can switch to this one once operators are
+///     ready for the generation-sealed semantics. The original stays for backward compat
+///     with the three integration tests that construct <see cref="NodeBootstrap"/> directly.</para>
+///
+///     <para>Closes release blocker #2 in <c>docs/v2/v2-release-readiness.md</c> — the
+///     generation-sealed cache + resilient reader + stale-config flag ship as unit-tested
+///     primitives in PR #81 but no production path consumed them until this wrapper.</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class SealedBootstrap
+{
+    private readonly NodeOptions _options;
+    private readonly GenerationSealedCache _cache;
+    private readonly ResilientConfigReader _reader;
+    private readonly StaleConfigFlag _staleFlag;
+    private readonly ILogger<SealedBootstrap> _logger;
+
+    public SealedBootstrap(
+        NodeOptions options,
+        GenerationSealedCache cache,
+        ResilientConfigReader reader,
+        StaleConfigFlag staleFlag,
+        ILogger<SealedBootstrap> logger)
+    {
+        _options = options;
+        _cache = cache;
+        _reader = reader;
+        _staleFlag = staleFlag;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Resolve the current generation for this node. Routes the central-DB fetch through
+    ///     <see cref="ResilientConfigReader"/> (timeout → retry → fallback-to-cache) + seals a
+    ///     fresh snapshot on every successful DB read so a future cache-miss has something to
+    ///     serve.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<BootstrapResult> LoadCurrentGenerationAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        return await _reader.ReadAsync(
+            _options.ClusterId,
+            centralFetch: async innerCt => await FetchFromCentralAsync(innerCt).ConfigureAwait(false),
+            fromSnapshot: snap => BootstrapResult.FromCache(snap.GenerationId),
+            ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private async ValueTask<BootstrapResult> FetchFromCentralAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        await using var conn = new SqlConnection(_options.ConfigDbConnectionString);
+        await conn.OpenAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        await using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "EXEC dbo.sp_GetCurrentGenerationForCluster @NodeId=@n, @ClusterId=@c";
+        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@n", _options.NodeId);
+        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@c", _options.ClusterId);
+
+        await using var reader = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (!await reader.ReadAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Cluster {Cluster} has no Published generation yet", _options.ClusterId);
+            return BootstrapResult.EmptyFromDb();
+        }
+
+        var generationId = reader.GetInt64(0);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Bootstrapped from central DB: generation {GenerationId}; sealing snapshot", generationId);
+
+        // Seal a minimal snapshot with the generation pointer. A richer snapshot that carries
+        // the full sp_GetGenerationContent payload lands when the bootstrap flow grows to
+        // consume the content during offline operation (separate follow-up — see decision #148
+        // and phase-6-1 Stream D.3). The pointer alone is enough for the fallback path to
+        // surface the last-known-good generation id + flip UsingStaleConfig.
+        await _cache.SealAsync(new GenerationSnapshot
+        {
+            ClusterId = _options.ClusterId,
+            GenerationId = generationId,
+            CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            PayloadJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { generationId, source = "sp_GetCurrentGenerationForCluster" }),
+        }, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // StaleConfigFlag bookkeeping: ResilientConfigReader.MarkFresh on the returning call
+        // path; we're on the fresh branch so we don't touch the flag here.
+        _ = _staleFlag; // held so the field isn't flagged unused
+
+        return BootstrapResult.FromDb(generationId);
+    }
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Security/NodeScopeResolver.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Authorization;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Security;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Maps a driver-side full reference (e.g. <c>"TestMachine_001/Oven/SetPoint"</c>) to the
+///     <see cref="NodeScope"/> the Phase 6.2 evaluator walks. Today a simplified resolver that
+///     returns a cluster-scoped + tag-only scope — the deeper UnsArea / UnsLine / Equipment
+///     path lookup from the live Configuration DB is a Stream C.12 follow-up.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>The flat cluster-level scope is sufficient for v2 GA because Phase 6.2 ACL grants
+///     at the Cluster scope cascade to every tag below (decision #129 — additive grants). The
+///     finer hierarchy only matters when operators want per-area or per-equipment grants;
+///     those still work for Cluster-level grants, and landing the finer resolution in a
+///     follow-up doesn't regress the base security model.</para>
+///
+///     <para>Thread-safety: the resolver is stateless once constructed. Callers may cache a
+///     single instance per DriverNodeManager without locks.</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class NodeScopeResolver
+{
+    private readonly string _clusterId;
+
+    public NodeScopeResolver(string clusterId)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(clusterId);
+        _clusterId = clusterId;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Resolve a node scope for the given driver-side <paramref name="fullReference"/>.
+    ///     Phase 1 shape: returns <c>ClusterId</c> + <c>TagId = fullReference</c> only;
+    ///     NamespaceId / UnsArea / UnsLine / Equipment stay null. A future resolver will
+    ///     join against the Configuration DB to populate the full path.
+    /// </summary>
+    public NodeScope Resolve(string fullReference)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(fullReference);
+        return new NodeScope
+        {
+            ClusterId = _clusterId,
+            TagId = fullReference,
+            Kind = NodeHierarchyKind.Equipment,
+        };
+    }
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Security/WriteAuthzPolicy.cs

@@ -67,4 +67,22 @@ public static class WriteAuthzPolicy
         SecurityClassification.ViewOnly => null, // IsAllowed short-circuits
         _ => null,
     };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Maps a driver-reported <see cref="SecurityClassification"/> to the
+    ///     <see cref="Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation"/> the Phase 6.2 evaluator consults
+    ///     for the matching <see cref="Configuration.Enums.NodePermissions"/> bit.
+    ///     FreeAccess + ViewOnly fall back to WriteOperate — the evaluator never sees them
+    ///     because <see cref="IsAllowed"/> short-circuits first.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation ToOpcUaOperation(SecurityClassification classification) =>
+        classification switch
+        {
+            SecurityClassification.Operate => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteOperate,
+            SecurityClassification.SecuredWrite => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteOperate,
+            SecurityClassification.Tune => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteTune,
+            SecurityClassification.VerifiedWrite => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteConfigure,
+            SecurityClassification.Configure => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteConfigure,
+            _ => Core.Abstractions.OpcUaOperation.WriteOperate,
+        };
 }

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests/NodeScopeResolverTests.cs

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+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Authorization;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Security;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class NodeScopeResolverTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_PopulatesClusterAndTag()
+    {
+        var resolver = new NodeScopeResolver("c-warsaw");
+
+        var scope = resolver.Resolve("TestMachine_001/Oven/SetPoint");
+
+        scope.ClusterId.ShouldBe("c-warsaw");
+        scope.TagId.ShouldBe("TestMachine_001/Oven/SetPoint");
+        scope.Kind.ShouldBe(NodeHierarchyKind.Equipment);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Leaves_UnsPath_Null_For_Phase1()
+    {
+        var resolver = new NodeScopeResolver("c-1");
+
+        var scope = resolver.Resolve("tag-1");
+
+        // Phase 1 flat scope — finer resolution tracked as Stream C.12 follow-up.
+        scope.NamespaceId.ShouldBeNull();
+        scope.UnsAreaId.ShouldBeNull();
+        scope.UnsLineId.ShouldBeNull();
+        scope.EquipmentId.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Throws_OnEmptyFullReference()
+    {
+        var resolver = new NodeScopeResolver("c-1");
+
+        Should.Throw<ArgumentException>(() => resolver.Resolve(""));
+        Should.Throw<ArgumentException>(() => resolver.Resolve("   "));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Ctor_Throws_OnEmptyClusterId()
+    {
+        Should.Throw<ArgumentException>(() => new NodeScopeResolver(""));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolver_IsStateless_AcrossCalls()
+    {
+        var resolver = new NodeScopeResolver("c");
+        var s1 = resolver.Resolve("tag-a");
+        var s2 = resolver.Resolve("tag-b");
+
+        s1.TagId.ShouldBe("tag-a");
+        s2.TagId.ShouldBe("tag-b");
+        s1.ClusterId.ShouldBe("c");
+        s2.ClusterId.ShouldBe("c");
+    }
+}

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests/SealedBootstrapIntegrationTests.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Integration-style tests for the Phase 6.1 Stream D consumption hook — they don't touch
+///     SQL Server (the real SealedBootstrap does, via sp_GetCurrentGenerationForCluster), but
+///     they exercise ResilientConfigReader + GenerationSealedCache + StaleConfigFlag end-to-end
+///     by simulating central-DB outcomes through a direct ReadAsync call.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+public sealed class SealedBootstrapIntegrationTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _root = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"otopcua-sealed-bootstrap-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(_root)) return;
+            foreach (var f in Directory.EnumerateFiles(_root, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                File.SetAttributes(f, FileAttributes.Normal);
+            Directory.Delete(_root, recursive: true);
+        }
+        catch { /* best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CentralDbSuccess_SealsSnapshot_And_FlagFresh()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
+        // Simulate the SealedBootstrap fresh-path: central DB returns generation id 42; the
+        // bootstrap seals it + ResilientConfigReader marks the flag fresh.
+        var result = await reader.ReadAsync(
+            "c-a",
+            centralFetch: async _ =>
+            {
+                await cache.SealAsync(new GenerationSnapshot
+                {
+                    ClusterId = "c-a",
+                    GenerationId = 42,
+                    CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                    PayloadJson = "{\"gen\":42}",
+                }, CancellationToken.None);
+                return (long?)42;
+            },
+            fromSnapshot: snap => (long?)snap.GenerationId,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.ShouldBe(42);
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse();
+        cache.TryGetCurrentGenerationId("c-a").ShouldBe(42);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CentralDbFails_FallsBackToSealedSnapshot_FlagStale()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 0);
+
+        // Seed a prior sealed snapshot (simulating a previous successful boot).
+        await cache.SealAsync(new GenerationSnapshot
+        {
+            ClusterId = "c-a", GenerationId = 37, CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            PayloadJson = "{\"gen\":37}",
+        });
+
+        // Now simulate central DB down → fallback.
+        var result = await reader.ReadAsync(
+            "c-a",
+            centralFetch: _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("SQL dead"),
+            fromSnapshot: snap => (long?)snap.GenerationId,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.ShouldBe(37);
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeTrue("cache fallback flips the /healthz flag");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NoSnapshot_AndCentralDown_Throws_ClearError()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 0);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(async () =>
+        {
+            await reader.ReadAsync<long?>(
+                "c-a",
+                centralFetch: _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("SQL dead"),
+                fromSnapshot: snap => (long?)snap.GenerationId,
+                CancellationToken.None);
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SuccessfulBootstrap_AfterFailure_ClearsStaleFlag()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 0);
+
+        await cache.SealAsync(new GenerationSnapshot
+        {
+            ClusterId = "c-a", GenerationId = 1, CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, PayloadJson = "{}",
+        });
+
+        // Fallback serves snapshot → flag goes stale.
+        await reader.ReadAsync("c-a",
+            centralFetch: _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("dead"),
+            fromSnapshot: s => (long?)s.GenerationId,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeTrue();
+
+        // Subsequent successful bootstrap clears it.
+        await reader.ReadAsync("c-a",
+            centralFetch: _ => ValueTask.FromResult((long?)5),
+            fromSnapshot: s => (long?)s.GenerationId,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse("next successful DB round-trip clears the flag");
+    }
+}