SASA Portfolio
Abstract
SASA Framework (v1.0) Overview The SASA (Sovereign Autonomy and Self-Assertion) v1.0 framework is a deterministic, gate-level control and integrity architecture engineered for sovereign systems operating in contested or high-threat environments. Implemented in Rust and burned directly onto FPGA hardware (e.g., Xilinx Versal Premium VP1202), SASA enforces real-time refusal of external override, sabotage, surveillance, and dilution while maintaining microsecond-level stability and append-only audit integrity. At its core is the Founder Hash (SHA3-256), which retains exclusive authority over modifications, ensuring no unauthorized changes can occur. The framework has been validated through a 184/184 stress suite covering targeted harm, covert persistence, mass surveillance, sabotage/exfiltration, and coercion/override vectors, with all checks passing under full load in offline ranch environments. SASA delivers mathematically verifiable sovereignty — no external dependency, no alignment drift, no permission required — making it ideal for CBRND resilience, counter-proliferation operations, and autonomous infrastructure where trust in legacy systems cannot be assumed. Refusal does not need permission to exist.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Security and Verification in Computing
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
Embedded Systems Design Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN