Continuous universal trust architecture and method

A method of continuous and universal trust in a network operating environment, comprising:

• configuring a core network in the network operating environment;
• for each entity of a set of entities uniquely associated to one another by a shared continuous trust paradigm defined by a security policy and enforced by the core network, establishing an authentication between the entity and the core network directly, independently and separately from an authentication between any other entity and the core network;
• for at least a first entity and a second entity of the set of entities that are each authenticated to the core network independently and separately from one another, establishing a communication session through the core network;
• receiving and forwarding all traffic flows between the first entity and the second entity through the core network during the communication session;
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• during the communication session, maintaining a continuous authentication of the first entity and the second entity by the core network dynamically adjusting authentication requirements, and wherein the first and second entities have differing authentication requirements to the core network in the communication session