# Node Identity

> The requirement that each participating node have a distinct identity to index its own counter.

Record: `lex:node-identity`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-node-identity

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [Vector Clocks](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/vector-clocks.md)