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Implement support for TAP 3: Multi-role delegations

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Description

(NOTE: this issue is copied from docs/ROADMAP.md)

Description of issue or feature request:

TAP 3: Multi-role delegations is an Accepted TAP but not implemented in the reference implementation.

Current behavior:

Multi-role delegations are not supported

Expected behavior:

Multi-role delegations, as described in TAP 3, are supported

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading TAP 3: Multi-role delegations and the referenced entry in docs/ROADMAP.md to understand the required behavior. Then inspect the reference implementation to identify the delegation paths affected. Done means the Python implementation supports multi-role delegations as specified by TAP 3, with coverage for the new behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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