# Opaque Mutation

> Changing state with no record of who changed what or when, so the change cannot be audited.

Record: `lex:opaque-mutation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-opaque-mutation

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Auditability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/auditability.md)