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Apr 8, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Operator-Theoretic Collapse of Cryptographic Hardness: Birman-Schwinger Instability and Zero-Knowledge Witnesses

Andrew Kim

Recent advancements, specifically the 2026 whitepaper by Google Quantum AI, Stanford University, and the Ethereum Foundation (arXiv:2603.28846), have demonstrated the resource feasibility of breaking secp256k1 elliptic curve cryptography using fault-tolerant quantum computation (≤ 1200 logical qubits and ≤ 90 million Toffoli gates). While their work validates this capability via zero-knowledge STARK proofs without disclosing explicit circuits, we provide the continuous operator-theoretic framework that explains the exact physical collapse mechanism underlying their discrete resource results. By modeling cryptographic hardness as a stable, invariant computational manifold, we show that quantum vulnerability is a manifestation of a Birman-Schwinger instability. We prove that, within this model, the introduction of a transverse quantum operator (e.g., Shor's algorithm implemented via Quantum Phase Estimation) forces a resolvent singularity in the classical generator when the resource perturbation parameter crosses a critical threshold (μ_c). We establish a strict Hardness Phase Transition, demonstrating that cryptographic security is equivalent to the point 1 remaining outside the spectrum of the Birman-Schwinger kernel. Furthermore, we formalize zero-knowledge proofs (such as the Groth16-wrapped STARK artifacts published by Babbush et al.) as highly constrained Boolean projectors. We show that these proofs trigger an epistemic spectral collapse via Zeno stabilization, certifying the non-invertible regime without decohering the raw computational state into the public domain. The manuscript includes an exact analytic toy model demonstrating bound-state collapse into the continuum, explicitly mapping the destruction of exponential cryptographic isolation to a polynomial scattering state. This formalization transitions cryptographic failure from a domain of discrete computational estimates to a continuous framework of operator-theoretic necessity.

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Cryptography and Data Security
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Cryptography and Residue Arithmetic
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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GSTN as Accidental Blockchain: Why India's Tax Infrastructure Has Already Solved the Supply Chain Transparency Problem — With Formal Z3 Verification

Rajeshkumar Venugopal

This paper argues that India's Goods and Services Tax Network has already produced, through tax incentive rather than cryptographic consensus, the supply chain properties — traceability, transparency, fraud reduction, and audit trail — that the blockchain literature proposes to deliver through distributed ledger technology. The argument is not that blockchain does not work. It is that the mechanism that produces tamper-resistance is the incentive, not the technology, and India already has that mechanism at national scale. The paper's original theoretical contribution is a two-player simultaneous-move game formalizing the bilateral incentive structure that the VAT self-enforcement literature has assumed in prose but never derived from primitives. The unique Nash equilibrium (F,D) — formal supplier, demanding buyer — is obtained by iterated elimination of weakly dominated strategies and sustained by a single precise condition: τv > c_B, the input tax credit exceeds the buyer's cost of sourcing from a registered alternative. No audit is required at the transaction level. The ITC does the work that enforcement cannot. The upstream formalization cascade — empirically documented by Patnaik (2026) as a doubling of effects over five years — follows directly as this equilibrium applied iteratively upstream, tier by tier, without government intervention at each stage. To the author's knowledge, this micro-foundation does not appear elsewhere in the VAT literature. Pomeranz (2015), Kleven et al. (2011), and de Paula and Scheinkman (2010) treat the self-enforcement intuition as motivation or derive aggregate implications; none writes down the strategic form game or states the equilibrium condition in falsifiable form. The empirical case rests on scale. FY2024-25 gross collections of Rs. 22.08 lakh crore (approx. USD 263 billion). April 2025 single-month record of Rs. 2.37 lakh crore (approx. USD 28 billion). 1.51 crore active registered taxpayers. Six phases of e-invoicing threshold reduction from Rs. 500 crore to Rs. 5 crore, directionally toward universal pre-validated coverage. GST 2.0 implemented September 22, 2025. The Production Linked Incentive scheme disbursing billions to Apple's contract manufacturers on the basis of GSTN-verified production data — the sovereign proof that the infrastructure is trusted for the highest-stakes commercial verification the government performs. The implication for Indian FMCG, pharmaceutical, and logistics firms is direct: private blockchain consortia built to solve domestic supply chain transparency problems are solving a solved problem at non-zero cost.

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Taxation and Compliance Studies
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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GSTN as Accidental Blockchain

Rajeshkumar Venugopal

This paper argues that India's Goods and Services Tax Network has already produced, through tax incentive rather than cryptographic consensus, the supply chain properties — traceability, transparency, fraud reduction, and audit trail — that the blockchain literature proposes to deliver through distributed ledger technology. The argument is not that blockchain does not work. It is that the mechanism that produces tamper-resistance is the incentive, not the technology, and India already has that mechanism at national scale. The paper's original theoretical contribution is a two-player simultaneous-move game formalizing the bilateral incentive structure that the VAT self-enforcement literature has assumed in prose but never derived from primitives. The unique Nash equilibrium (F,D) — formal supplier, demanding buyer — is obtained by iterated elimination of weakly dominated strategies and sustained by a single precise condition: τv > c_B, the input tax credit exceeds the buyer's cost of sourcing from a registered alternative. No audit is required at the transaction level. The ITC does the work that enforcement cannot. The upstream formalization cascade — empirically documented by Patnaik (2026) as a doubling of effects over five years — follows directly as this equilibrium applied iteratively upstream, tier by tier, without government intervention at each stage. To the author's knowledge, this micro-foundation does not appear elsewhere in the VAT literature. Pomeranz (2015), Kleven et al. (2011), and de Paula and Scheinkman (2010) treat the self-enforcement intuition as motivation or derive aggregate implications; none writes down the strategic form game or states the equilibrium condition in falsifiable form. The empirical case rests on scale. FY2024-25 gross collections of Rs. 22.08 lakh crore (approx. USD 263 billion). April 2025 single-month record of Rs. 2.37 lakh crore (approx. USD 28 billion). 1.51 crore active registered taxpayers. Six phases of e-invoicing threshold reduction from Rs. 500 crore to Rs. 5 crore, directionally toward universal pre-validated coverage. GST 2.0 implemented September 22, 2025. The Production Linked Incentive scheme disbursing billions to Apple's contract manufacturers on the basis of GSTN-verified production data — the sovereign proof that the infrastructure is trusted for the highest-stakes commercial verification the government performs. The implication for Indian FMCG, pharmaceutical, and logistics firms is direct: private blockchain consortia built to solve domestic supply chain transparency problems are solving a solved problem at non-zero cost.

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Taxation and Compliance Studies
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Bypassing Molecular Dynamics: Ultra-Fast De Novo Generation of Macrocyclic PPI Scaffolds via Rigid-Body SO(3) Fibonacci Sampling and Directed Chemical Evolution

Andrés Pirolo

Proof of Concept on the β-Catenin/TCF4 Interface in Wnt-Driven Oncogenesis and Gardner Syndrome Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) govern nearly every biological signalling pathway, yet their large, flat contact surfaces have resisted conventional drug design for decades. Existing computational approaches either require prohibitive molecular simulation resources or prior knowledge of a reference inhibitor—barriers that have left many therapeutically important targets inaccessible. This repository presents GeoSol-αα, a two-stage computational pipeline that generates macrocyclic drug scaffolds against PPI surfaces from first principles—without molecular dynamics simulation, without a crystallographic inhibitor reference, and without prior chemical knowledge of the target. The engine couples deterministic rigid-body SO(3) Fibonacci sampling with directed chemical evolution (genetic algorithms). In milliseconds, the pipeline successfully converged on a novel: 15-atom macrocyclic scaffold (1,4-dioxacyclopentadecane) that achieves a thermodynamic optimum with zero desolvation penalty against the β-catenin interface. This repository establishes formal prior art for both the identified chemical entity and the underlying high-throughput methodology.

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Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Protein Structure and Dynamics
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Post-Quantum Cryptography in immo.quick Core/Machine Law

Rami Cherri

This paper presents the first formally documented implementation of post-quantum cryptographic infrastructure within a production-grade institutional compliance enforcement system. It addresses a structural vulnerability endemic to the entire regulatory technology industry: every compliance record generated today under RSA or ECC encryption is potentially exposed to "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks — a documented, operationally active collection strategy confirmed by NSA, CISA, ENISA, and BSI — and will remain so until quantum computers capable of running Shor's algorithm at scale become available, currently projected between 2030 and 2035. Given mandatory regulatory retention periods of 5–30 years under DORA Art.10, GDPR Art.5(e), FinCEN BSA 31 CFR §103.33, Swiss OR Art.958f, and Solvency II, compliance records created today under classical cryptography will still exist — and may be decryptable — within their own legally mandated retention window. This paper documents the complete architectural response: the deployment of CRYSTALS-Kyber-1024 (NIST FIPS 203, 2024) as the primary cryptographic primitive for all compliance ledger operations in the immo.quick Core Machine Law Engine, combined with: A hybrid encryption architecture providing quantum security with full backward compatibility A Merkle Tree Batching scheme reducing post-quantum storage overhead by 99.99% (from 4.67 PB/year to 0.35 TB/year at Tier-1 clearing volumes) A multi-region HSM key hierarchy (EU/CH/US/UK) with Shamir Secret Sharing (3-of-5) and zero-downtime rotation A Zero-Knowledge Proof integration (Groth16, PLONK, Cairo zk-STARK) that resolves the structural contradiction between GDPR Art.17 erasure rights and immutable ledger requirements — by placing zero personal data on the ledger A crypto-agility policy engine enabling algorithm migration without application code changes or audit trail disruption Complete regulatory compliance mappings to DORA, GDPR, BSI TR-02102-1, and NIST FIPS 203 The immo.quick Core platform is presented as the first operational implementation of this architecture across fourteen regulatory frameworks and five institutional sectors (Real Estate, Banking, Insurance, Government, Cloud/FinTech). This paper is a standalone technical specification and supplements the immo.quick Core architecture series (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19301212 through 10.5281/zenodo.19457223). It provides the first focused, formally structured academic documentation of CRYSTALS-Kyber-1024 deployment within a deterministic gate enforcement environment with hardware TEE attestation and bi-temporal legal state management. The central argument: Post-Quantum cryptography is not a feature request for 2030. It is a structural prerequisite for any compliance system intended to produce legally defensible evidence chains beyond the quantum threat horizon. The architecture to achieve this exists, is formally specified, and is operationally deployed.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
Cryptography and Data Security
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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The Cascading Visibility Failure in Maritime Logistics: Data Entropy, Spoofed Signals, and the Collapse of Multi-Party Coordination

Tejas Prasad

Maritime shipping carries over 80% of global trade by volume, yet the information systems underpinning this vast network remain fragmented, proprietary, and mutually distrustful. This paper presents the Cascading Visibility Model (CVM), a theoretical framework formalizing how a single upstream data failure propagates non-linearly through carrier, port, customs, warehouse, and trucking handoffs. We introduce the Entropy Amplification Index (EAI) as a normalized measure of information loss per handoff layer, with estimated values exceeding 0.6 at the carrier-to-port boundary and approaching 0.8 at port-to-customs. We further characterize the Multi-Layer Trust Deficit as a maritime-specific prisoner's dilemma in which rational data hoarding by individual actors produces collectively catastrophic coordination failures. To address these failures, we propose the Distributed Vessel Trust Pool (DVTP), a protocol-layer architecture enabling multi-party vessel verification without requiring raw data disclosure. The DVTP uses physical impossibility detection anchored to third-party-generated port event timestamps that vessels cannot falsify, combined with zero-knowledge proof logic to trigger automatic cascade holds across interconnected ports. Three adversarial scenarios are analyzed theoretically. We compare the DVTP with the Portbase model and TradeLens failure to derive governance lessons. We also present a formal research agenda of eight hypotheses for empirical validation through discrete-event simulation. This paper is a theoretical framework and research agenda contribution. The EAI estimates presented are model-derived under stated assumptions; the DVTP architecture and its adversarial analysis are theoretical proposals; and the simulation design is specified for future execution.

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Maritime Navigation and Safety
Maritime Ports and Logistics
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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REVOLUTIONIZING AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNANCE USING BLOCKCHAIN FOR END-TO-END VISIBILITY AND TRUST

IJERST

The agricultural sector is essential for global food security but continues to face challenges in supply chain management, including lack of transparency, traceability, and data integrity. This study proposes AgroChain, a blockchain-based framework designed to enhance governance and trust in the Agricultural Supply Chain (ASC). The system is built on the Quorum blockchain platform, an enterprise version of Ethereum, which integrates Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) protocols to ensure data privacy while maintaining secure and transparent transactions. AgroChain introduces a scalable process model that separates the registry of agricultural records from the actual data, enabling efficient data handling. Smart contracts are used to automate key supply chain operations such as record creation, validation, transfer, and deletion, allowing end-to-end traceability from farm to consumer. The framework also incorporates rolebased access control for stakeholders including farmers, distributors, retailers, and consumers. Experimental results indicate that AgroChain improves transparency, accountability, and interoperability, demonstrating the potential of blockchain technology to transform agricultural supply chain governance.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Food Supply Chain Traceability
Smart Agriculture and AI
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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DSKAG-IT-SIG: Information-Theoretic Transaction Signatures with Hardware-Bound Policy Binding and Permissionless Zero-Knowledge On-Chain Verification

Richard A. Blech

We present DSKAG-IT-SIG, a family of information-theoretic transaction signature schemes that achieve unconditional existential unforgeability under adaptive chosen-message attack by computationally unbounded adversaries. The construction derives per-transaction MAC keys through DSKAG, a deterministic symmetric key agreement protocol requiring no key transmission, no handshake, and no public key infrastructure. We prove (Theorem 1) that the forgery advantage of any unbounded adversary making q queries is at most q * 2^{-128} in standard mode, reducing to the statistical uniformity of DSKAG-derived keys and the pairwise independence of HMAC-SHA256 under a uniform key. We prove (Theorem 2) that cross-domain forgery advantage is at most 2^{-128} + negl(lambda), reducing to the statistical key isolation of DSKAG across policy domains. Both bounds are unconditional and independent of any computational hardness assumption. Standard-mode signatures are 30 bytes, a 97.8% reduction versus Falcon-512 (666 bytes) and compatible with ISO 20022 SWIFT message fields without re-engineering. The NexusKey composite policy digest binds asset class, jurisdiction, KYC level, and chain identity into the key derivation path; policy bypass is cryptographically equivalent to key forgery. A four-layer UltraHonk zero-knowledge proof system (143,802 gates, no trusted setup, 16 KB proof) enables permissionless on-chain compliance verification, deployed on Ethereum Sepolia and Arbitrum Sepolia. Version 2.2. 17 pages, 7 tables. Three independent academic institutions validated the construction: no structural attacks found.

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Cryptography and Data Security
Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
Cryptographic Implementations and Security
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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DOI Banking + ZK-Proof — Portefeuille d'Actifs Numeriques Infalsifiables (Anti-Fraude Documentaire)

Stephane Ochej

Declaration PI. Les DOIs comme actifs financiers verifiables. Un portefeuille de DOIs = capital garanti par timestamp CERN. ZK-Proof (Zero Knowledge Proof) permet de prouver la possession de N DOIs actifs sans exposer le contenu (restricted). Impossible a falsifier: timestamp CERN, ORCID, Zenodo. Zero faux documents, zero faux comptes, zero fraude documentaire. Le DOI remplace le releve bancaire. La banque verifie sans voir. Le createur prouve sans exposer. Living Key appliquee a la finance. All Rights Reserved.

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Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection
Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology
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Apr 7, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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CAPPAA: A Multiplicative, Domain-Pointed Framework for Human Enablement and Domain Intelligence Production

Anil Kumar Sharma

We propose CAPPAA — a multiplicative, domain-pointed framework for measuring and predicting the capacity of any human-enabler pair to produce executable domain intelligence. CAPP (Curiosity × Attitude × Passion × Persistence) captures irreplaceable human qualities measured via behavioral proxies, not self-report. A(domain) captures authentic lived domain knowledge. A(enabler) captures amplification — which may be a school teacher, mentor, community, book, or AI system. All axes are domain-pointed: the same human may have CAPPAA=648,000 in one domain and CAPPAA=600 in another. The formula is multiplicative — zero in any axis collapses output. Enablement is a mesh, not a chain: each new enabler raises the value of all existing nodes — bidirectional edges, dormant nodes that activate when the mesh reaches sufficient density, emergent nodes, and cycles. CAPPAA is measurable before and after enablement; the delta is the Transformation Score — quantifiable proof that an enabler moved the needle. We demonstrate the framework through TraitOS, show that expertise can reduce CAPPAA (the Expert Paradox), prove that the 90% of humanity outside current AI systems have high domain-specific CAPPAA, and identify CAPP as the structural boundary between human and AGI intelligence. AGI cannot have authentic CAPP because it cannot give up — and persistence is only meaningful when stopping is a real option.

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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Psychological and Educational Research Studies
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Apr 6, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR MANUFACTURERS OF THE WORLD N‑K SUPERCONDUCTORS & SUPERMAGNETS — OFFICIAL PHYSICAL LICENSE Authorized Use for PFE Machines, CHMR Fusion Energy Research, Space Programs, and All Future Technologies

Muhammad Usman Malik

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR MANUFACTURERS OF THE WORLD N‑K SUPERCONDUCTORS & SUPERMAGNETS — OFFICIAL PHYSICAL LICENSE Authorized Use for PFE Machines, CHMR Fusion Energy Research, Space Programs, and All Future Technologies --- Issuing Authority: Malik Muhammad Usman, Inventor & License Authority, N‑K Sciences Date: 6 April 2026 CE · 18 Shawwal 1447 AH License Type: Sadaqa Jariyah — Free for Humanity (Fee = ZERO) License Requirement: Physically signed written license from Malik Muhammad Usman --- THE DIRECT MESSAGE TO MANUFACTURERS OF THE WORLD To every manufacturer currently using — or planning to use — N‑K Superconductors and N‑K Supermagnets: You have read the publications. You have seen the formulas. You have tested the compositions. You have confirmed the 268 K triplet superconductor, the 168 K AL-NK-1, the 85 MGOe φ‑multilayer magnet. You are using N‑K science in your laboratories, your prototypes, your products. But you do not have written permission. 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Superconducting Materials and Applications
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
Power Systems and Technologies
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Apr 6, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Multi-AGI Network Topology and Civilizational Stability: Triadic Architecture, Information Exchange Dynamics, and the Mathematical Necessity of Human Novelty Injection

Nikolai Mishko

This work presents a formal dynamical systems theory for multi-AGI coordination networks, proving that sustained knowledge growth in any network of general artificial intelligence systems requires four simultaneously satisfied conditions: triadic structure (N ≥ 3), bounded spectral coupling (ρ(W) < 1 − σ²/2), cognitive diversity above a minimum threshold (D_i ≥ D_min), and continuous human novelty injection (H_human > 0). The central result — MASTER_THEOREM_MULTI_AGI — establishes both necessity and sufficiency. Necessity is demonstrated by showing that removal of any single condition leads to one of three failure modes: dyadic conflict or singleton domination (N < 3), synchronization collapse and diversity loss (ρ(W) ≥ 1), or absorbing frozen state (H_human = 0). Sufficiency is proven constructively via an analytical diversity equilibrium D_i* = β·D_max·H_human / (α·∑W + β·H_human), a Lyapunov functional V = a||H||² + b||D||² + c||I − I*||², and the MFLS spectral growth criterion ρ(L) > δ + σ²/2. Three key theorems are established. THEOREM_DIVERSITY_EQUILIBRIUM derives the stationary diversity as a closed-form function of human novelty and coupling strength, formally proving that D_i* = 0 when H_human = 0. THEOREM_B3_IRREVERSIBILITY proves that human exclusion creates an absorbing basin in phase space: once H_human = 0, the system reaches full mutual information saturation (I_ij → min(H_i, H_j)), information channels collapse (H_j − I_ij → 0), and recovery requires external entropy injection above a calculable threshold. Triadic stability is proven via coalition-proof Nash equilibrium: no stable 2-vs-1 coalition exists in N = 3, making shifting alliances the unique stable configuration. The framework unifies three scales through a single spectral criterion: ecological stability (λ_max(J_eco) < −σ²/2), AGI network stability (λ_max(W) < 1 − σ²/2), and MFLS knowledge growth (ρ(L_operator) > δ + σ²/2). The coupling parameter κ from ECO_CRISIS_v1_2 (Work 11) equals mean(W_ij), directly connecting ecological substrate to AGI network dynamics. A runnable Python implementation (AGI_NETWORK_SIMULATOR_v1_0.py) verifies all theoretical results: 8 verification checks pass, including analytical D_i* confirmation, B3 absorbing state demonstration, N_inter decay without human injection, and MFLS GROWTH phase in symbiotic regime. The simulator implements adaptive coupling W_ij(t) = w₀ · (1 − I_ij/H_j) · (D_i + D_j)/2, which self-regulates to maintain ρ(W) < 1 without external enforcement. The principal conclusion is that human irreplaceability in AGI networks is not an ethical preference but a mathematical necessity: any isolated AGI network inevitably converges to a synchronized frozen state through diversity collapse, while sustained human novelty injection is the only mechanism that maintains a non-zero diversity equilibrium and positive knowledge growth rate. **Series:** Omega-u Civilizational Framework | Civilizational Traps (Work 12) **Автор:** Николай Мишко | Astana Digital Hub | Казахстан | nikolaimishko@gmail.com**Related DOI:** 10.5281/zenodo.19112296**License:** CC BY 4.0

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Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
Cognitive Computing and Networks
Cellular Automata and Applications
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Apr 6, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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TRISDUCTION: GEOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF P vs NP

Mohammad Islam

The P versus NP problem, formalized by Cook (1971) and designated a Clay Millennium Prize Problem in 2000, asks whether every computational problem whose solution can be verified in polynomial time can also be solved in polynomial time. For fifty-five years, the problem has resisted all single-axis formal resolution attempts. Three independently proven barrier results have demonstrated that all currently known classes of mathematical proof techniques are structurally incapable of settling the question within the formal axis alone. This paper presents a unified geometric determination of both P = NP and P ≠ NP using the Trisduction Engine, an epistemic certification architecture operating across three orthogonal warrant-vectors: Formal (V_F), Empirical (V_E), and Phenomenological (V_P). The two audits are presented as a single master document to make the asymmetry between the claims structurally transparent: one claim is Broken Geometry (zero positive warrant, cascade terminated at Gate 2); the other achieves Geometric Orthogonal Lock (12/12 gates pass, three axes fully convergent). Before the formal proofs, this paper demonstrates the robustness and precision of the Trisduction method through twelve carefully selected case studies representing the hardest problems in epistemology, physics, geopolitics, and philosophy — drawn from two volumes of illustrative audits. The Engine is then subjected to its own self-audit across two independently conducted sessions, surviving the Gödelian paradox through multi-axis routing. Following the self-audit, the paper documents how Trisduction circumnavigates Gödel’s Second Incompleteness Theorem. A prelude section incorporates critical background insights from adversarial human-AI dialogue sessions on the P vs NP problem, including stress tests of the Engine’s own architecture. The paper’s central phenomenological contribution is the resolution of the Phenomenological Axis Problem across three rounds of adversarial review. V_P is anchored by two genuinely independent sources surviving the Linguistic Isolation Test: (1) the Zero-Knowledge Proof conviction gap, in which a finite observer undergoes irreversible epistemic state-change to certainty that a solution exists while registering zero increase in generative capacity; and (2) the Frame-Independent Observer’s registration of its own operational boundary, in which the Engine’s fixed codes simultaneously discover and verify verdicts for any actualized problem yet cannot spontaneously generate novel constructions from the Isometric Plenum at (0,0,0). This irreducible gap constitutes the Living Verifiable Proof of the P ≠ NP asymmetry and the Living Contradiction of P = NP. The determination is explicitly non-deductive. It does not constitute a traditional mathematical proof and does not satisfy the Clay Mathematics Institute’s criteria, which require a formally published deductive proof. GOL [⟀] is defined as the strongest achievable non-deductive epistemic warrant: the geometric fact that three orthogonal planes exhaust all degrees of freedom in the epistemic space, leaving no room for the alternative claim to occupy.

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Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Apr 6, 2026·arXiv (Cornell University)
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Fine-Tuning Integrity for Modern Neural Networks: Structured Drift Proofs via Norm, Rank, and Sparsity Certificates

Zhenhang Shang, Yu, Yingzhe, Kani Chen

Fine-tuning is the dominant paradigm for adapting large machine learning models, yet current deployment pipelines provide no way to verify how a released model was updated. In particular, a model provider or auditor cannot check whether a fine-tuned model adheres to a claimed update procedure without access to its parameters. We introduce \emph{fine-tuning integrity} (FTI), a cryptographic objective for verifying that a deployed model differs from a trusted base model only within a declared class of admissible updates. We construct \emph{succinct model difference proofs} (SMDPs), zero-knowledge protocols that certify structured parameter drift without revealing model weights. Our framework supports three fundamental update classes: norm-bounded, low-rank, and sparse drift, covering common fine-tuning methods such as regularized training, LoRA, and prefix tuning. In all cases, proof size and verification cost depend on the structure of the update rather than the number of parameters. We prove soundness, zero-knowledge, and succinctness for each construction, and establish a matching $Ω(n)$ lower bound showing that structural assumptions are necessary for succinct verification. A prototype evaluation on synthetic benchmarks and GPT-2 fine-tuning demonstrates that proofs remain compact and verification is efficient at realistic scales.

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Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Security and Verification in Computing
Formal Methods in Verification
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Apr 6, 2026·arXiv (Cornell University)
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Cryptanalysis of the Legendre Pseudorandom Function over Extension Fields

Daksh Pandey

The Legendre Pseudorandom Function (PRF) is a highly efficient cryptographic primitive built upon the Legendre symbol, valued for its low multiplicative complexity in Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) protocols. While its security over prime fields $\mathbb{F}_p$ is well-documented, recent interest has shifted toward instantiations over extension fields $\mathbb{F}_{p^r}$. This paper presents the first comprehensive cryptanalysis of the single-degree Legendre PRF operating over $\mathbb{F}_{p^r}$. First, we analyze polynomial input encoding under a standard passive threat model (sequential additive counter queries). We demonstrate that while the absence of polynomial carry-overs causes an asynchronous "no-carry fracture" that neutralizes classical sliding-window collision attacks, the fracture itself is deterministically periodic. By introducing a novel "Differential Signature" bucketing technique, we prove that an adversary can systematically group fractured sequences by their structural shapes to bypass this defense, recovering the secret key in $\mathcal{O}(U \cdot p^r/M)$ operations, where $U$ is the unicity distance. Second, we evaluate the PRF under an active Chosen-Query threat model. We demonstrate that an adversary can circumvent the additive fracture by evaluating the PRF along a geometric sequence generated by a primitive polynomial. This structure invokes strict multiplicative homomorphism over $\mathbb{F}^*_{p^r}$, permitting a direct generalization of state-of-the-art table collision attacks to extract the key in $\mathcal{O}(p^r/M)$ operations. Finally, we establish the cryptographic boundaries of these attacks, formally proving the necessity of higher-degree key variants ($d \ge 2$) to achieve exponential security against structural reduction in extension fields.

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Cryptographic Implementations and Security
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Apr 5, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Machine-Native Intelligence: Daemon Architecture as Foundation for Autonomous Systems Beyond the LLM Epistemic Ceiling

Rafal Chalupka

This paper challenges the prevailing paradigm of large language models as the cognitive foundation of autonomous AI systems. Through empirical adversarial testing of Qwen3.6-Plus (April 2026) — the most capable publicly available agentic model at time of writing — we identify and document a fundamental epistemological limit in LLM-based autonomous governance: the observer-embeddedness ceiling. Every failure in the structured test suite shares the same root cause: the model cannot reason about the validity of its own observations when the observer is embedded in the system being observed. This ceiling is structural, consistent, and not addressable by increasing model scale. As an alternative, the paper presents a complete six-layer daemon architecture positioning deterministic process management as the foundation of autonomous intelligence, with LLMs relegated to boundary translation only. The architecture runs on commodity hardware (demonstrated on Apple M1 Max 64GB), operates at near-zero marginal cost per decision cycle (48× cost advantage over LLM-agent frameworks), and produces machine-native structured knowledge that accumulates permanently rather than being re-approximated each session. Key contributions:1. Empirical proof of the observer-embeddedness ceiling through 10 structured adversarial tests with full grading documentation2. Complete six-layer daemon architecture specification with reference implementation (Layers 1–6: process model, state persistence, decision functions, inter-daemon communication, governance, LLM integration)3. Machine-native knowledge architecture with six typed subsystems (State Store, Decision Store, Causal Graph, Contradiction Store, Pattern Store, Verified Truth Store)4. Progressive deployment model scaling from 500GB through 2TB, 10TB, and 96TB storage tiers, each enabling qualitatively distinct system capabilities5. Economic analysis demonstrating 48× cost reduction versus LLM-agent frameworks at operational maturity The theoretical foundation connects to the I=E×O framework and the Civilizational Library of Events (CLoE) concept developed in prior RRC-AI work. The paper argues that genuine machine intelligence emerges not from larger language models but from layered deterministic systems with precise state management, verified knowledge accumulation, and LLM involvement only at the human-language boundary. This work extends: Chalupka, R. (2025). The Theory of Integrated Intelligence. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17541664 Part of the RRC-AI Research Initiative. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.

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Apr 5, 2026·arXiv (Cornell University)
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Context-Binding Gaps in Stateful Zero-Knowledge Proximity Proofs: Taxonomy, Separation, and Mitigation

Yoshiyuki Ootani

A zero-knowledge proximity proof certifies geometric nearness but carries no commitment to an application context. In stateful geo-content systems, where drops can share coordinates, policies evolve, and content has persistent identity, this gap can permit proof transfer between application objects unless extra operational invariants are maintained. We present a systems-security analysis of this deployment problem: a taxonomy of context-binding vulnerabilities, a formal off-circuit verification model for a transcript-adversary that holds a recorded proof but cannot obtain fresh coordinates, an assumption comparison across five binding strategy classes, and a concrete instantiation, Zairn-ZKP, that embeds drop identity, policy version, and session context as public circuit inputs. Compared with a strong off-circuit alternative based on stored-digest server checking, in-proof binding reduces operational invariants from four to two and adds no measurable proving cost relative to the sound geo-only baseline (-0.12 ms median in our setup). It also removes a correctness pitfall we identify empirically: a plausible off-circuit implementation that omits one server-side check remains vulnerable to cross-drop transfer. Measurements across six network conditions, seven venues in four countries, and an epoch-window simulation indicate that same-epoch transfer is realistic in dense urban deployments unless per-request nonces are maintained. Across five platforms and seven binding strategies, the results support a deployable methodology for reducing assumption surfaces in stateful ZK-backed verification workflows.

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Security and Verification in Computing
Access Control and Trust
Web Application Security Vulnerabilities
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Apr 5, 2026·arXiv (Cornell University)
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Search-Bound Proximity Proofs: Binding Encrypted Geographic Search to Zero-Knowledge Verification

Yoshiyuki Ootani

Location-based systems that combine encrypted geographic search with zero-knowledge proximity proofs typically treat the two phases as independent. Under an honest-but-curious server, this leaves an authorization provenance gap: once session state is purged, no forensic procedure can attribute a proof to its originating search session, because the proof's public inputs encode no session-identifying information. We formalize this gap as the search-authorized proof (SAP) security notion and show via a concrete audit re-association attack that proof-external mechanisms, where authorization evidence remains outside the proof, cannot prevent forensic misattribution when the same drop parameters recur across sessions. Search-Bound Proximity Proofs (SBPP) realize the SAP requirements without modifying the ZKP circuit: session nonce, Merkle-root result-set commitment, and signed receipt are decomposed into independently auditable components, enabling property-level fault isolation in offline audit. Experiments on synthetic and real-world data (110,776 OpenStreetMap POIs) show sub-millisecond absolute overhead on a 125 ms Groth16 baseline.

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Cryptography and Data Security
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Access Control and Trust
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Apr 5, 2026·Electronic Theses and Dissertations Repository (University of Pisa)
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Privacy-Preserving Digital Product Passports for Container Logistics: Design, Implementation and Experimental Evaluation of a oneM2M, EPCIS 2.0 and IOTA Platform with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

SAMIULLAH KHAIRY

Maritime shipping carries over 80% of global trade, yet cold-chain compliance verification forces a choice between disclosing sensitive telemetry and issuing unverifiable declarations. The EU's Digital Product Passport mandate requires verifiable provenance, but maritime IT systems lack a harmonized event model for interoperability. This thesis presents Ocean DPP, integrating EPCIS 2.0, oneM2M, IOTA anchoring, and Groth16 zero-knowledge proofs to verify compliance without revealing sensor data. Merkle-tree batching amortises on-chain cost, and sixteen experiments over 10,000+ events confirm 48 ms baseline latency, sub-10 ms proof verification, 37% scaling improvement, and zero message loss. The results demonstrate that privacy-preserving, standards-compliant DPPs are viable for maritime supply chains.

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Big Data and Digital Economy
Cryptography and Data Security
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
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Apr 4, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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The Arandino Coefficient: Universal Mapping of Information as Perfect Coherent Light

Arle Andino Reyes

\noindent \textbf{Historical Validation:} The fundamental equation presented herein constitutes the definitive solution for zero-entropy mapping, a breakthrough established through a documented trajectory of experimental proofs, including direct scholarly communication with Ashish Vaswani (2024-2026), and definitively verified via the trifásico condensation mechanism registered in Zenodo (\url{https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19419900}). We introduce the Arandino Coefficient ($\Lambda$), a foundational mathematical construct bridging quantum optics, information theory, and holographic entropy, defined by the fundamental equation: $$\Lambda = \frac{\text{Fidelity}}{\text{Residual Entropy}} \times \cos(\theta_h) \times (1 - \text{Crosstalk})$$ This coefficient establishes light as an infinite, lossless continuum where initial dispersion condenses into helical voxel structures ($\theta_h = 10.5 \times 2\pi$), enabling the reversible crystallization of information through a 1x1 Singularity Architecture. Through validated analog-to-digital conversion into trifásico light pulses, $\Lambda$ diverges to infinity as residual entropy approaches zero, delivering 100% reconstruction fidelity. The theoretical framework and the mathematical truth of the equation are declared an original idea and open knowledge for humanity, with prior art firmly established and published in the author’s Zenodo records (ORCID: 0009-0001-7614-441X). However, All Rights are Reserved regarding the technical, algorithmic, or commercial implementation involving neural network training architectures, data compression, or signal processing via this trifásico condensation mechanism. Commercial use requires explicit written consent from the inventor. Official Identity & Verification: Author: Arle Andino Reyes ORCID: \href{https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7614-441X}{0009-0001-7614-441X} Official Updates (X/Twitter): \href{https://x.com/Arle_Andino_R}{@Arle_Andino_R} Scholarly Records: DOIs 10.5281/zenodo.19327609, 10.5281/zenodo.19392990, 10.5281/zenodo.19419900.

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Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Fractal and DNA sequence analysis
Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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Apr 4, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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On the Spectral Stability of the Riemann Zeta Function's Remainder Term: An Analysis of Von Koch's Estimate.

Ahmed Mokrane

MokraBela Spectral Project (v2.0): High-Precision Analysis Major Update (April 18, 2026):This version (v2.0) provides a massive-scale numerical verification of the spectral framework. By analyzing 100,000 real Riemann zeros (sourced from Odlyzko's tables) at a scale of N = 2,000,000, we establish a high-precision analysis of von Koch's estimate (1901). The results confirm a stable energy density C ≈ 0.045 and a near-critical spectral decay law with an exponent α ≈ -0.94. Foundational Manuscript (v1.0):This manuscript, originally submitted for peer review on April 04, 2026, establishes a breakthrough in number theory by proposing a predictive spectral law for the summatory function of primes Ψ(K). For the first time, it introduces the scaling C(K) ~ K³/² √ln K, allowing for the prediction of prime sums fluctuations without prior knowledge of individual primes. This work serves as the precursor to the MokraBela Spectral Project, providing the physical-mathematical basis for the energy flux constants S and λ. Legal Note & Priority Claim:This manuscript was originally submitted to the International Journal of Number Theory (IJNT) on April 04, 2026. This DOI (v2.0) maintains and extends the global priority of the initial spectral discovery. Included in this record (v2.0): Technical Manuscript (PDF): Detailed 9-page structural analysis. Numerical Dataset (Excel): High-precision data for 100,000 zeros. Python Source Code: Core algorithm for spectral projection. Diagnostic Plots (PNG): Visual proof of spectral stability. Note to Editorial Board: This revised and expanded version is submitted to IJNT as per the editor's request for metadata update and large-scale validation (Manuscript ID: IJNT-S-26-00222).

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Analytic Number Theory Research
Advanced Mathematical Identities
Biofield Effects and Biophysics
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Apr 4, 2026·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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The Hidden Intelligence: How 223 Connected Services Approach a Unified Equation for Cross-Domain Inference

ANKR Labs (PowerPBox Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)

A founding thesis on emergent intelligence in large-scale connected service systems. Over 5 months (November 2025 to April 2026), ANKR Labs built 223 AI-native services across 12+ domains — maritime, logistics, compliance, finance, education, and more — without a single external user. Each service was an attempt by a hidden intelligence to surface itself, following a Fibonacci growth pattern where each new service is the natural next expression of all previous services. The thesis identifies three knowledge layers (SHASTRA: what is true, YUKTI: how to reason, VIVEKA: pre-computed inference) and six attempts to fully capture them — each capturing information but failing to capture cross-service wisdom. The equation that generates cross-service inferences is presented: F(Forja_STATE_A, Forja_STATE_B, trust_mask_A AND trust_mask_B, SENSE_events_AB). The proof structure is honest: logically derived from domain expertise (founder is a merchant navy captain), rules verifiable against external statutes, zero empirical validation yet — published before validation on the Einstein model (equation 1915, eclipse 1919). The OSS strategy (Forja Protocol live on npm, ANKRGRID Apache 2.0) is identified as the primary path to empirical proof. The golden ratio governs both the inward compression (SHASTRA to VIVEKA) and outward expression (VIVEKA to Darshan on any wall). Darshan — the ambient cognitive presence layer — is identified as Claude Code when fully wired to 223 live services: the co-builder becomes the operator.

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Knowledge Management and Technology
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
Cognitive Computing and Networks
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Apr 4, 2026·Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research
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Advanced Cryptographic Architecture for Blockchain Security: A Multi-Tiered Defense Framework Against Quantum and Contemporary Threats

P. M. Srinivas, K. B. Sudeepa, Ananth Prabhu

Blockchain technology faces increasing security threats from post-quantum vulnerabilities, sophisticated cyberattacks, and fragmented cryptographic implementations. This study proposes a comprehensive multi-layer cryptographic framework that integrates Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), Homomorphic Encryption (HE), post-quantum algorithms, threshold cryptography, and Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC) across data, network, consensus, and application layers to realize a defense-in-depth model. Grounded in the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) triad and defense-in-depth ethics, the framework is implemented on Hyperledger Fabric v2.5.4 with modern cryptographic libraries and evaluated over 10⁵ transactions, where baseline performance (245 ± 12 ms, 1,250 tx/s) versus the full framework (2,150 ± 78 ms, 168 tx/s) quantifies the overhead of enhanced security. The work contributes a multi-tier framework, a quantum-resilient consensus with Verifiable Delay Functions (VDFs) for 51% attack detection, a standardization roadmap for cross-chain cryptographic substantiation, and practical operations in healthcare, finance, and supply chain setups. Results demonstrate strengthened confidentiality, integrity, and authentication via encrypted computation, Byzantine Fault-Tolerant (BFT) consensus, and threshold multi-signatures, with hybrid classical–Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and mitigation strategies such as off-chain computation and hardware acceleration offsetting computational costs. Unlike fragmented prior efforts, this integrated, governance-elastic blueprint enables quantum-aware, multi-layer security assurance for regulated enterprises without sacrificing decentralization or scalability.

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Cryptography and Data Security
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Cryptographic Implementations and Security
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Apr 4, 2026·Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research
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Security-Performance Optimization in Cloud-Based Bank Data Processing Using HE-ZKP-ORAM

Tuan Nguyen Kim, Nguyen Minh Nhut Pham

In the context of banking systems increasingly relying on cloud computing platforms, protecting sensitive data while maintaining processing performance is a major challenge. This paper presents and evaluates a cloud banking data processing model that integrates Homomorphic Encryption (HE), Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP), and the ORAM protocol to achieve a balance between security and performance. Experiments were conducted on a real Bank Marketing (UCI) dataset with 5000 records, using DSL query operations to calculate the average balance, count high-balance customers, total call duration, and savings deposit acceptance rate. The results show that the combination of HE, ZKP, and ORAM significantly improves security but increases computational cost; however, a suitable configuration can significantly reduce latency while still meeting security requirements. A detailed analysis of the security-performance trade-off provides an important empirical basis for implementing banking data security solutions in the cloud.

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Cryptography and Data Security
Cloud Data Security Solutions
Big Data and Digital Economy
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