# Opaque Mutation

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

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Accountability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/accountability.md) and before [Storage/Privacy](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/storage-privacy.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

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

## Linked from

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