CHUNGUS Symbolic Trust Architecture

CHUNGUS (Compartmentalized Heuristic Unit for Non-Generalizable Unforgeable Symbolics) is a novel post-cryptographic trust model. It supplements traditional key-based enforcement with symbolic logic interpretation, visual layout attestation, timing synchronization, and quorum-based resolution to govern data access and interpretation.

What CHUNGUS Is Not CHUNGUS is not a direct replacement for standard cryptographic methodologies.

Abstract

In contrast to conventional architectures where access is determined by secret possession or policy enforcement, CHUNGUS enforces interpretive trust. Meaning cannot emerge from data unless symbolic conditions are provably satisfied. CHUNGUS introduces:

• Foreign Key (FK) resolution via symbolic logic
• Visual CHUNGUS Attestation Layer (VCAL) to validate circuit topology
• Symbolic Logic Frame Protocol (SLFP) for synchronized execution
• Quorum-based interpretation for anti-forgery and redundancy
• Non-cryptographic symbolic blockchain for state immutability

The system is layered, observable, fail-closed, and designed for high-assurance environments where trust must be externally provable—not just assumed.

Repository Structure

/CHUNGUS-Whitepaper/
├── CHUNGUS_Executive_Summary_FINAL.md
├── CHUNGUS_Trust_Architecture_Whitepaper_COMPLETE_FINAL.md
├── CHUNGUS_MetaOSI_Appendix_B_ONLY.md
├── Chungus_Whitepaper.md
├── diagrams/              # (Optional) Symbolic trust flowcharts, FK resolution maps, timing frames
├── README.md

Key Documents

• Executive Summary
  High-level overview of the architecture, use cases, and intended audiences.

• Complete Technical Whitepaper
  Primary specification across 12 symbolic enforcement domains.

• Meta-OSI Appendix
  Explores CHUNGUS as a logical layer above OSI L7—“Layer 8½”.

• Philosophical Preface + Original Draft
  Ontological framing and historical context of symbolic trust enforcement.

How to Engage

• Review: Read the whitepaper, explore the system model, and examine proposed implementations.
• Critique: Open an Issue for any technical challenge, flaw, or suggestion.
• Extend: Fork the repository, propose enhancements, or simulate CHUNGUS under FPGA or Redstone.
• Discuss: Use Discussions to ask questions, brainstorm, or debate components.

Target Audience

• Security architects (air-gapped, tamper-evident, or post-breach design)
• Digital forensics and forensic data lifecycle engineers
• Post-quantum security and symbolic computation researchers
• Developers working with symbolic logic, visual trust enforcement, or embedded control systems

Citation

You may cite this work as:

Sanderson, D. (2025). CHUNGUS: A Symbolic Trust Architecture. GitHub Repository.
https://github.com/Chungmaster1337/CHUNGUS-Whitepaper

License

This project is released under the MIT License unless otherwise specified.

Status

DRAFT – undergoing peer feedback and implementation mapping.