┌────────────────────────────┐
           │       Master Key           │
           └────────────┬──────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
         ┌──────────────────────────────┐
         │        identity_root         │
         │ H(master_key, namespace,     │
         │   creation_time)             │
         └────────────┬────────────────┘
                      │
          references identity, never changes
                      │
                      ▼
         ┌──────────────────────────────┐
         │       state_commitment       │
         │ H(identity_root,             │
         │   control_key,               │
         │   recovery_key,              │
         │   attributes_root,           │
         │   policies_root)             │
         └────────────┬────────────────┘
                      │
          ┌───────────┴─────────────┐
          ▼                         ▼
┌───────────────────┐      ┌───────────────────┐
│   Attributes Tree  │      │    Policies Tree  │
│  (private vault)   │      │ (rules, revocation│
└───────────────────┘      │   recovery, etc.) │
                           └───────────────────┘

• Identity Root = permanent identity anchor
• State Commitment = snapshot of “who I am + how I operate” right now
• Trees (attributes + policies) = private details and rules that are never exposed directly, only via proofs