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# Managing the asset registry

Aera is designed to place as little trust as possible in third parties like guardians and fee recipients. As a result, the client itself is the owner of the asset registry contract and is responsible for adding/removing assets as required.

It's critical that the owner independently evaluates the correctness of any calldata sent to the asset registry. Adding an asset is a sensitive operation that could needlessly empower the guardian if an unsafe oracle is used for an asset.