{
  "engine_identity": "FinBot_Live_Execution",
  "authentication_stages": {
    "stage_1_ingress": ["username", "user_password", "totp_code"],
    "stage_2_tracking": {
      "mechanism": "15_second_dance_loop",
      "action": "hold_payload_in_ram"
    },
    "stage_3_hardware_veto": {
      "mechanism": "local_prompt_input",
      "required_variable": "secret_password",
      "constraint": "must_not_equal_user_password"
    },
    "stage_4_broker_dispatch": {
      "target": "Alpaca_API_Live",
      "action": "transmit_fetch_with_token"
    },
    "stage_5_production_lock": {
      "activation_trigger": "alpaca_verification_success",
      "cadence_shift": "macro_5_minute_intervals"
    }
  }
}
