--- license: mit pinned: true short_description: presentation title: IA_AUT_ECO emoji: 📚 colorFrom: gray colorTo: blue sdk: static --- # The Winterhold Framework: Sovereign Architectures for Critical Autonomy **Status:** Research and Development Alpha / Institutional Deployment Candidate (2026) **License:** Custom IA_AUT_ECO Ethical License / AI B Act Adherent **Core Maintainer:** IA_AUT_ECO (Meaux, France) --- ## 1. Executive Summary: Engineering Trust The **Winterhold Framework** is a French Deep Tech engineering solution establishing the **sovereign software standard** for next-generation assistive robotics and critical autonomy systems. This framework addresses the systemic vulnerability of current assistive technologies by prioritizing **resilience, auditability, and data sovereignty** over feature commoditization. We ensure that physical safety and cognitive data integrity meet the requirements of national critical infrastructure. ### Foundational Commitments (NIS2, PQC, AI Act) * **Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA):** A fundamental security model eliminating implicit trust, enforced at the Kernel and Edge level. * **Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC):** Native embedding of PQC primitives to secure long-term data integrity against theoretical quantum threats. * **AI Act Compliance:** Built-in mechanism (Ysgrammor) enabling full decision-making traceability for compliance with High-Risk AI system requirements. --- ## 2. Architectural Design Winterhold operates on an **Open Core** methodology, providing a demonstrably verifiable core for institutional partners and certified manufacturers. ### 2.1. Hearthfire: The Hardened Core OS A dedicated fork of **FreeBSD** engineered for embedded, real-time, and functional safety-critical robotics applications. * **Objective:** Minimize the attack surface and ensure deterministic performance. * **Implementation:** Incorporates advanced Kernel Hardening techniques, Mandatory Access Controls (MAC), and secure boot processes optimized for embedded hardware (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson platform). ### 2.2. Fort Graymor: The Secure Edge Hub The certified communication and orchestration layer responsible for maintaining system integrity and external security. * **Function:** Enforces Mutual TLS (mTLS), manages PQC key rotation, and serves as the **NIS2 resilience component**, managing incident logging and reporting protocols. ### 2.3. MASAQ and Skald: Sovereign Intelligence Orchestration Modules for optimized inference and cognitive process management on the Edge. * **MASAQ:** Manages resource allocation for low-latency inference on embedded systems. * **Skald:** The core cognitive agent utilizing Small Language Models (SLMs) and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) for semantic translation and critical command execution. ### 2.4. Ysgrammor: The Audit Engine A dedicated, immutable logging module providing verifiable proof of every AI decision executed by Skald. * **Mandate:** Fulfills the EU AI Act's requirement for transparency and accountability in High-Risk AI deployments. --- ## 3. Application and Deployment The Winterhold Framework is the certified software core for deployments in: * **DAWNSTAR:** Certified robotic mobility agents. * **ESBERN:** High-precision manipulation systems. * **Cognitive Augmentation:** Localized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems (MNEMOSYNE) for memory prosthesis and anomaly detection (VESTA). ### 3.1. Ecosystem Interoperability The architecture is designed to support secure, decoupled interoperability with specialized administrative systems, such as the Koalix CRM fork, **Arngeir**, maintaining a clear functional separation between critical life-safety and institutional management layers. --- ## 4. Institutional and Technical Contribution IA\_AUT\_ECO prioritizes collaboration with specialized expertise. We seek contributions that enhance the system's security profile and technical depth. * **Areas of Focus:** FreeBSD systems programming, Post-Quantum Cryptography implementation, ROS 2 Safety Layer development, and low-level embedded system optimization. * **Protocol:** All contributions are subject to rigorous security and architectural audit to uphold NIS2 compliance and critical safety rating.