An assignment is not a device identity
The result identifies a registry holder. A MAC address can be changed or randomized.
Known source. Explainable result.
Query official assignments and separate owner-curated claims using longest-prefix matching.
The first active match wins, so a /36 overrides an overlapping /28 or /24 without deleting either record.
Boundaries
The result identifies a registry holder. A MAC address can be changed or randomized.
An owner-curated claim can never silently overwrite an authoritative assignment.
The active release and policy version are included in every API response.