Souveräner Vertrauenskern für DePINCert

DePINCert definiert die Referenzarchitektur für decentralized physical infrastructure (depin) certification & hardware proof of location. Verordnung (EU) 2024/1183, EUDI-Wallet, qualifizierte elektronische Signaturen und Siegel (QES/QSeal), sowie selektive Offenlegung mit ZKP.

DePINCert System Architecture

Sovereign Trust Core: DePIN Cryptographic Attestation Core — Hardware Root-of-Trust Attestation, Zero-Knowledge Physical Presence Proofs & IoT Identity

Subsystems & Cryptographic Modules

Hardware Root-of-Trust Attestation Verifier
Zero-Knowledge Location & Proximity Prover
Secure TPM 2.0 Key Binding Service
Physical Sensor Telemetry Certifier
On-Chain & Off-Chain Attestation Bridge

Architectural Layers & Ingress Bus

Layer 1: Hardware Cryptographic Enclave & Keystore (Common Criteria EAL6+ / eSE / TEE / FIPS 140-3 Level 4 / Hardware Root-of-Trust): Hardware key generation, tamper-resistant memory storage, and device-bound biometric attestation satisfying LoA High requirements.
Layer 2: Protocol Engine & Selective Disclosure (OpenID4VCI / OpenID4VP / SD-JWT-VC / BBS+ Pairing Cryptography / W3C VC 2.0): Manages high-throughput credential issuance, presentation exchange, and zero-knowledge selective attribute disclosure.
Layer 3: Qualified Trust Services & Legal Finality (ETSI EN 319 401/411/412 / QES / QSeal / Remote QSCD / RFC 3161 Time-Stamps): Provides legally binding electronic signatures and seals with cross-border mutual recognition under eIDAS Article 25.
Layer 4: Sovereign Trust Framework & Cross-Border Audit (EUTL / LOTL XMLDSig / StatusList2021 / ASiC-E Containers / Audit Logging): Dynamic supervisory trust chain validation, sub-millisecond revocation lookups, and tamper-evident forensic compliance.

Security Metrics & Latency Benchmarks: < 6.8 ms (Verification Latency) | CC EAL6+ (Hardware Enclave Level) | 14,500/s (Throughput Capacity) | Article 25 (Legal Admissibility)

European Digital Identity Framework & Cryptographic Trust Architecture in DePINCert

DePINCert formalizes the engineering specifications for decentralized physical infrastructure (depin) certification & hardware proof of location, combining rigorous cryptographic protocols, hardware security enclaves, and sovereign legal trust architectures.

Core Trust Engineering Areas

Hardware Attestation for DePIN Nodes: TPM 2.0 and Secure Enclave Verification — Validating platform configuration registers (PCR), boot measurements, and silicon identity certificates to prevent synthetic node spoofing.
Zero-Knowledge Proof of Physical Presence and Geospatial Location — Cryptographic proofs combining time-difference-of-arrival (TDoA), GNSS raw carrier phase measurements, and witness signature meshes without revealing private coordinates.
Sybil-Resistant Device Identity Certification for Decentralized Networks — Binding physical hardware serial numbers and PUF signatures to verifiable credentials to guarantee one-node-one-device network integrity.

Technical Whitepapers & Regulatory Specifications

Related Cluster Architecture Specifications

EIDASTrust — eIDAS 2.0 European Digital Identity Framework, Sovereign Trust Services & EUDI Architecture
AP2API — AP2 Trust Protocols, Decentralized Authentication APIs & Cross-Border Identity Interop
AP2Cert — AP2 Compliance Certification, Qualified Trust Attestation & ETSI EN 319 Auditing
AP2Cluster — High-Availability AP2 Identity Clusters, Distributed HSMs & Scalable Trust Nodes