Although being a decentralized network, a centralized ATLAS Service Registry is needed to ensure quality and reliability by implementing service discovery and registration of certified participants. The Service Registry and its governance body ensure any new services conform to standards by meeting quality, safety, and security requirements.

1. Although being a decentralized network of independent
systems, central components are needed to guarantee the
quality and reliability of the network.
The main central component for this is the ATLAS Service
Registry and it implements functionalities for service
discovery and for the registration of certified network
participants.
The Service Registry and its governance body ensure that
any new service is conformant to the standard and that it
meets quality, safety and security requirements.