1. Definition

Security theater occurs when visible security performance improves while actual coherence, auditability, boundary integrity, or restoration capacity declines.

This definition describes the structural pattern, not the moral quality of the actors involved.

2. Core Pattern

TBD. Expand the initiating pressure, misclassification or bypass, variable degradation, debt accumulation, and stabilization pattern during editorial review.

3. Failure Signature

Typical signature:

Φ_security↑
O↓
Au↓
H↑
ι↑

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U4, U6: Source registry origin layer.

5. Typical Development Sequence

TBD. Add the development sequence during editorial review.

6. Diagnostic Markers

TBD. Add diagnostic markers only when supported by source material or later canon updates.

7. Related Gates

TBD. Add gate links during editorial review.

8. Related Operators

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9. Related Laws and Invariants

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10. Common False Positives

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11. Common False Repairs

TBD. Add false repairs during editorial review.

12. Restoration Direction

• separate dashboard from coherence
• test ring-down
• restore auditability
• measure recurrence reduction
• repair actual failure paths

13. Cross-Module Links

• Security: Source registry related module.
• AI: Source registry related module.
• Cybernetics: Source registry related module.
• Meta Theory: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Standalone Entry / Canon-aligned

Aliases, parent modes, and child modes should be finalized during editorial review.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: Security theater occurs when visible security performance improves while actual coherence, auditability, boundary integrity, or restoration capacity declines.

Signature:

Φ_security↑
O↓
Au↓
H↑
ι↑

Restoration direction: - separate dashboard from coherence

• test ring-down
• restore auditability
• measure recurrence reduction
• repair actual failure paths

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-SEC-001"
  name: "Security Theater"
  family: "Security"
  production_treatment: "Standalone Entry / Canon-aligned"
  primary_failure: "Security theater occurs when visible security performance improves while actual coherence, auditability, boundary integrity, or restoration capacity declines."
  source: "FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md"

17. Quality Control Checklist

TBD. Complete the template quality-control checklist before marking this entry ready.

18. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md. Matching excerpts from content/archive/failure-modes/registry/index.md were included when available. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

19. Source Excerpt

FM-SEC-001 — Security Theater

Definition:

Security theater occurs when visible security performance improves while actual coherence, auditability, boundary integrity, or restoration capacity declines.

Typical signature:

Φ_security↑
O↓
Au↓
H↑
ι↑

Primary variables:

Φ, O, Au, H, ι

Common origin layers:

U4, U6

Related modules:

Security · AI · Cybernetics · Meta Theory

Restoration direction:

• separate dashboard from coherence
• test ring-down
• restore auditability
• measure recurrence reduction
• repair actual failure paths