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+# Identity Hub Resource Operations
+
+This decision record defines the behavior of Identity Hub operations related to resources.
+
+## Participant Context Operations
+
+### 1. Creating a participant context: *createParticipantContext*
+
+`ParticipantContextEventCoordinator` must listen to `ParticipantContextCreated` events and perform the following steps:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- An API key is generated.
+- A DID document is created and added to storage.
+- A default key pair is created and added to storage. Since the DID document resource is not in the `PUBLISHED` state,
+  this action does not result in a new publication.
+- If the participant context is active, the DID document is explicitly published.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+
+### 2. Deleting a participant context: *deleteParticipantContext*
+
+Deleting a participant context must be performed in the following sequence:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The DID document is unpublished if the resource is in the `PUBLISHED` state.
+- The DID document resource is removed from storage.
+- All associated key pair resources are removed from storage except for private keys.
+- The participant context is removed from storage.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+- All private keys associated with the context are removed after the transaction is committed since Vaults are not
+  transactional resources.
+
+If destroying private keys fails, manual intervention will be required to clean them up. Note that the IH will be in a
+consistent state.
+
+### 3. Updating a participant context: *updateParticipant*
+
+#### Activate
+
+A participant context cannot be transitioned to the `ACTIVATED` state without a default key pair.
+
+Transitioning a participant context to the `ACTIVATED` state must be performed in the following sequence:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The context is updated in storage.
+- The DID document is published.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+
+#### Deactivate
+
+Transitioning a participant context to the `DEACTIVATED` state must be performed in the following sequence:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The context is updated in storage.
+- The DID document is unpublished.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+
+There is a `force` option that will commit the transaction if the DID document unpublish operation is not successful.
+
+## DID Document Operations
+
+### 1. DID Publishing
+
+This operation can only be performed if the participant context is in the `ACTIVATED` state.
+
+### 2. DID Unpublishing
+
+This operation can only be performed if the participant context is being deactivated.
+
+## Key Pair Operations
+
+## 1. Activating key pairs: *activate*
+
+This operation can be performed for the `CREATED` and `ACTIVATED` participant context states.
+
+Activating a key pair and publishing associated changes to a DID document must be performed in the following sequence:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The new key pair is added to storage.
+- If the DID document resource is in the `PUBLISHED` state, the DID document is published with all verification methods
+  for public keys in the `ACTIVATED` state. Note that the DID document resource cannot be in the `PUBLISHED` state if
+  the participant context is not `ACTIVATED`.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+
+If publishing fails, the key pair is not committed to storage.
+
+If the transaction commit fails, the DID document must be manually repaired. This can be done by republishing the DID
+document.
+
+It must not be possible to activate a key without publishing it.
+
+## 2. Adding key pairs: *addKeyPair()*
+
+This operation can be performed for the `CREATED` and `ACTIVATED` participant context states.
+
+If activation is false, the key pair is committed to storage.
+
+If activation is true, see activating key pair above.
+
+## 3. Key rotation: *rotateKeyPair()*
+
+The following operations must be performed:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The new key pair is added to storage.
+- If the DID document resource is in the `PUBLISHED` state, the DID document is published with a verification method for
+  the new public key.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
+- The old private key is destroyed (note, not the old public key) after the transaction is committed since Vaults are
+  not transactional resources.
+
+If publishing fails, the new key pair is not committed to storage.
+
+If the transaction commit fails, the DID document must be manually repaired. Note that IH will continue to function with
+the old key pair.
+
+If destroying the old private key fails, manual intervention will be required to clean it up. Note that the IH will
+function with the new key pair.
+
+## Key revocation: *revokeKey*
+
+The following operations must be performed:
+
+- A transaction is opened.
+- The key pair state is updated.
+- If the DID document resource is in the `PUBLISHED` state, the DID document is published with a verification method for
+  the rotated public key removed.
+- The transaction commits on success, or a rollback is performed.
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 - [2022-08-12 Code Quality Tooling](2022-08-12-code-quality-tooling/)
 - [2023-01-20 Credentials Verifier Output Format](2023-01-20-credentials-verifier-output-format/)
 - [2024-08-23 Identity Hub Write Credentials API](2024-08-23-identity_hub_identity_write_credentials_api/)
+- [2024-09-02 Identity Hub Resource Operations](2024-09-02-resource-operations)