---
title: "KeyRank"
description: "one namespace of identifier, its rank of trust and the sources that supply it"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/keyrank
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# KeyRank

one namespace of identifier, its rank of trust and the sources that supply it

[figure: KeyRank is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | identity |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `namespace` | `text` | yes |  |
| `rank` | `count` | yes |  |
| `sources` | [Source](/concepts/source) | yes |  |
| `may_decide_same` | `bool` | yes |  |
| `shared_by_design` | `bool` | yes | a value shared by design is never a key |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns KeyRank directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.