Deterministic Signal Aggregation Layer • Signal → Aggregate Evidence
Architecture & Implementation by @DarekDGB — MIT Licensed
DigiByte Quantum Shield Network v3.2.0 is the deterministic signal aggregation layer of the DigiByte Quantum Shield.
DQSN validates, normalizes, deduplicates, and aggregates threat-signal evidence before it is consumed by higher Shield layers.
DQSN may process evidence from:
- Sentinel AI threat signals
- local defensive observations
- node-wrapper defensive signals
- wallet-wrapper defensive signals
- Shield-compatible component evidence
DQSN does not:
- sign transactions
- broadcast transactions
- hold, derive, or access private keys
- modify DigiByte consensus
- approve AdamantineOS execution directly
- override the Shield Orchestrator
- act as final execution authority
DQSN is an evidence aggregation component.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AdamantineOS │
│ Consumes only Shield Orchestrator receipt │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲
│ deterministic receipt only
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Shield Orchestrator v3 │
│ Final Shield aggregation + receipt boundary │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲
│ component verdict evidence
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ADN v3 │
│ Local defense decision evidence │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲
│ aggregated signal evidence
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ DQSN v3 │
│ Deterministic validation + aggregation │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲
│ raw threat-signal evidence
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Sentinel AI v3 │
│ Observation → threat signal evidence │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
DQSN aggregates evidence.
The Shield Orchestrator is the final Shield receipt boundary for AdamantineOS handoff.
DQSN converts validated threat-signal evidence into deterministic aggregate evidence.
Same valid input must always produce the same output.
DQSN must reject unsafe input conditions, including:
- malformed signal data
- unsupported contract versions
- unknown strict fields
- duplicate or conflicting authority claims
- unsafe numeric values
- oversized payloads
- unserialisable data
- ambiguity affecting authority or auditability
DQSN output is not final execution authority.
DQSN aggregate evidence must be treated as component evidence for ADN, QWG, Guardian, and Shield Orchestrator paths.
Raw DQSN output must not be consumed by AdamantineOS as final signing, execution, or approval authority.
DQSN v3.2.0 includes the Shield manifest / registry / canonical verdict lock required before AdamantineOS integration.
The v3.2.0 lock enforces:
- component identity discipline
- contract version discipline
- stable reason ID registration
- stable evidence-family registration
- deterministic canonical verdict data
- fail-closed rejection of malformed verdict inputs
- Orchestrator-first handoff assumptions
DQSN remains evidence-only.
It cannot:
- sign
- broadcast
- hold keys
- expand authority
- override the Shield Orchestrator
- approve AdamantineOS execution directly
See:
docs/v3/MANIFEST.mddocs/v3/REASON_IDS.mddocs/v3/EVIDENCE_FAMILIES.mddocs/v3/TEST_MATRIX.mddocs/v3/PROOF_PACK.md
DigiByte-Quantum-Shield-Network/
├─ README.md
├─ LICENSE
├─ CHANGELOG.md
├─ SECURITY.md
├─ docs/
│ └─ v3/
│ ├─ EVIDENCE_FAMILIES.md
│ ├─ MANIFEST.md
│ ├─ PROOF_PACK.md
│ ├─ REASON_IDS.md
│ └─ TEST_MATRIX.md
├─ tests/
│ └─ test_v3_2_manifest_verdict_lock.py
└─ dqsnetwork/
└─ contracts/
└─ v3_2_lock.py
Security and regression tests enforce:
- deterministic aggregation behavior
- fail-closed behavior
- strict manifest discipline
- stable reason IDs
- stable evidence families
- canonical verdict lock behavior
- no hidden authority
- no silent fallback
- no Orchestrator bypass assumption
Tests define truth.
No release is locked unless CI proves the contract surface.
DQSN is aligned with the Shield v3.2.0 integration-boundary track:
- package metadata set to
3.2.0 - manifest / reason ID / evidence-family docs are present
- v3.2.0 verdict lock tests are present
- deterministic contract behavior is preserved
- no consensus authority is added
- no signing, broadcasting, key custody, or hidden execution authority is added
- AdamantineOS must consume Shield through the Orchestrator receipt only
Do not tag v3.2.0 until the final roadmap checklist, fresh ZIP audit, CI proof, and Red Team report are complete.
DQSN follows the Shield v3 baseline invariants:
- Deny-by-default — anything not explicitly allowed is rejected.
- Fail-closed — invalid, ambiguous, partial, or unsafe input is rejected.
- Deterministic execution — same valid input must produce the same output.
- No silent fallback — failures must surface as explicit reasoned rejections.
- Evidence aggregation only — DQSN evidence does not approve execution.
- Orchestrator-first handoff — AdamantineOS receives Shield state only through the deterministic Orchestrator receipt.
Any violation of these invariants is a security defect.
- Manifest:
docs/v3/MANIFEST.md - Reason IDs:
docs/v3/REASON_IDS.md - Evidence Families:
docs/v3/EVIDENCE_FAMILIES.md - Test Matrix:
docs/v3/TEST_MATRIX.md - Proof Pack:
docs/v3/PROOF_PACK.md
Rules:
- No consensus-touching behavior.
- No signing or broadcasting behavior.
- No private-key custody behavior.
- No AdamantineOS direct execution approval.
- Deterministic evidence aggregation only.
- Tests required for contract changes.
- No bypass of the Shield Orchestrator receipt boundary.
MIT License
© 2025 DarekDGB