Concepts (Extended)

Merkle-DAG Ledger

A content-addressed Directed Acyclic Graph anchoring every artifact — source trees, datasets, policies, and proofs. Nodes are identified by cryptographic hashes; edges encode provenance. The ledger enables immutable lineage and efficient inclusion proofs.

ZKChronoSeal™

A zk-verifiable time-finality seal. It proves that an event occurred before time T without revealing confidential payloads. Each seal binds (event_hash, clock, randomness) into a succinct proof attached to the Ledger.

ΔΣ Indicators

ΔΣ (Delta-Sigma) encodes change (Δ) and consistency (Σ) across streams. It flags non-monotonic histories (re-ordering, deletions, time-shift attacks) and contextual drift. Formally:

Δ_t = x_t − x_{t−1}
Σ_t = EMA_k(|Δ_t|) + λ · KL(p_t || p_{t−1})
Alert when:  Σ_t > θ_Σ  OR  Δ_t violates monotonic constraints.

ΔΣ overlays are published as auxiliary proofs for SBD-1, Market Dreamscope™, and other telemetry tools.

TRQ & H-index

TRQ (Trust-Reliability Quotient) measures the expected verifiability of a deployment based on attestations, revocation latency, and test coverage. H-index captures heritability — how derivatives preserve constitutional invariants.

TRQ = w1·A + w2·(1/L) + w3·T + w4·C
A: attestation completeness (0..1)
L: revocation lag (hours)
T: test coverage (0..1)
C: config transparency (0..1)

H = min( k : k invariants preserved across k major forks )
Invariants: {I, III, V, IX, X, Attestations}

QSS — Post-Quantum Signatures

SNF adopts hybrid PQC signatures (QSS): Kyber for KEM (key exchange), Dilithium and SPHINCS+ for signatures. Hybrids are encoded in the Capability Descriptor and verified by Attestation Hubs.

LogicSeal™ Commitments

A commitment scheme over policy logic. Given a policy P and salt s, the commitment C = H(P || s) is published. Decisions reference C, enabling audit without leaking full rules until disclosure.

Holo-Proofs & Attestations

Every state transition emits a holo-proof: (i) cryptographic signature (QSS), (ii) lineage pointer (Merkle path), (iii) time-finality (ZKChronoSeal). Bundles are mirrored by the Council and discoverable via Registries.

{
  "attestation": {
    "artifact": "deployment@v2.3.1",
    "hash": "root:abc…",
    "proofs": ["qss:dilithium","chronoflux:π","merkle:path"],
    "policy_commit": "logicseal:C",
    "links": {"revocation": "…/r/…", "bpr": "…/bpr/…"}
  }
}

NASI — Neural–Anthropic Symbolic Interface

NASI bridges statistical models with constitutional logic. It wraps model outputs into Instrumented Decisions carrying consent, provenance, and policy context for arbitration.

OSSv3 & SPPF (Overview)

OSSv3 is a permissive-with-duties license profile used for community modules; SPPF (Sovereign Patentless Protection Framework) protects symbolic artifacts without asserting patents, aligning with SOSL reciprocity and invariants.

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