HELIX CLEAN INSTALL RUNBOOK v1.2 (DRAFT)

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Trust-by-Design · Custody-before-Growth · Verifiable-Memory

This v1.2 draft evolves v1.1 from a production-grade baseline into an **adaptive, self-verifying Helix node**. New phases add hardware-rooted custody (HSM), runtime introspection (eBPF), supply-chain proofs (SBOM, content trust), Merkle-aggregated proofs, and privacy-preserving analytics—while keeping everything human-observable, auditable, and repairable.

Document Header

Field	Value
Version	v1.2 (Draft)
Date	2025-11-15 (Target)
Author	Stephen Hope (Helix AI Innovations Inc.)
System	Dell Workstation — Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop (GNOME)
Hostname	helix-core
License	Apache 2.0
Hash Standard	SHA-256 (phase proofs show as <<pending-v1.2-proof>>)
Sign Standard	Ed25519 (GPG)
Mode	Automated Execution / Proof-Aware Logging
Intended Location	/opt/helix/docs/HELIX_CLEAN_INSTALL_RUNBOOK_v1.2.md

Architectural Overview

This diagram summarizes the v1.2 enhancements and phase layout.*

(Upload your PNG and link it here, e.g., **File:helix_runbook_v1_2.png**.)

```mermaid
graph TD
  A[0 Preflight] --> B[1-5 Base System & Env]
  B --> B1[1.5 HSM]
  B --> C[4 Dev/Runtime]
  C --> C1[4.5 GPU Security]
  C --> C2[4.6 Model Integrity]
  B --> D[6 Security]
  D --> D1[6.5 Hardening (CIS/AppArmor/IDS)]
  D1 --> D2[6.6 Automated Security Validation]
  D2 --> D3[6.7 Secrets Mgmt]
  D3 --> D4[6.8 eBPF Runtime Security]
  D4 --> D5[6.9 Certificate Transparency]
  D5 --> D6[6.10 Incident Response]
  D6 --> D7[6.11 PQC Prep]
  D7 --> D8[6.12 MPC Key Recovery]
  B --> E[7 QoL]
  E --> F[8 Observability]
  F --> F1[8.5 Predictive Health]
  F --> F2[8.6 Differential Privacy Metrics]
  F --> G[9 Backup]
  G --> G1[9.5 Backup Verification]
  G1 --> H[10 Final Verification]
  H --> H1[10.5 Compliance & SBOM]
  H1 --> H2[10.6 NIST 800-53 Mapping]

0. Hardware Security Preflight

 === Explanation === Verify the hardware trust root before any changes: UEFI Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, entropy, and LUKS status. === Commands === sudo apt install -y tpm2-tools mokutil mokutil --sb-state # Expect: SecureBoot enabled tpm2_getcap properties-fixed | grep TPM_PT_FAMILY_INDICATOR grep -E '(smep|smap|cet|ibt)' /proc/cpuinfo cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail lsblk -f | grep -i crypto || echo "WARNING: No encrypted partitions detected" === Verification === dmesg | grep -i tpm || true sudo cat /sys/class/tpm/tpm0/description 2>/dev/null || true

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1–5. Base System & Environment (Automated, Idempotent)

 === Explanation === Carry forward v1.1 phases 1–5 (clean OS, base tools, desktop, dev stack, /opt/helix structure) with automation: * All scripts use `set -euo pipefail` * Central logging → /opt/helix/logs/install.log * Phase checkpoints via Timeshift for rollback === Automation Entrypoint === sudo mkdir -p /opt/helix/logs sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-install.sh > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail LOG="/opt/helix/logs/install.log" log(){ echo "[$(date -u)] $*" | tee -a "$LOG"; } rollback_phase(){ local p="$1"; log "Rolling back to pre-phase-$p"; sudo timeshift --restore --snapshot "pre-phase-$p" || true; } trap 'rollback_phase ${PHASE_NUM:-X}' ERR log "Starting Helix install v1.2" # Example loop for phases for PHASE_NUM in 1 2 3 4 5; do sudo timeshift --create --comments "pre-phase-$PHASE_NUM" --scripted || true log "Executing phase $PHASE_NUM" # TODO: call phase-$PHASE_NUM.sh here done log "Install complete" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-install.sh

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1.5 HSM Setup (NEW)

 === Explanation === Move signing/auth keys into a hardware token (YubiKey/SmartCard/HSM) to harden key custody. === Commands === sudo apt install -y opensc pcsc-tools gnupg2 scdaemon sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd pcsc_scan gpg --card-status # Generate on-card subkeys per vendor docs; export pubkey to proofs: gpg --armor --export helix@ai.helixprojectai.com > /opt/helix/proofs/helix_signer_ed25519.pub

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2. Base Tools & Updates (Refined + Version Pinning)

 === Explanation === Install essentials; capture manifest; pin critical versions for reproducibility. === Commands === sudo apt update sudo apt install -y needrestart git curl wget jq unzip build-essential python3-pip tmux vim \ ufw fail2ban ripgrep btop bat exa tldr ncdu apt-clone apt-show-versions sudo mkdir -p /opt/helix/proofs sudo apt-clone clone /opt/helix/proofs/apt-state-$(date +%F) sha256sum /opt/helix/proofs/apt-state-*.tar.gz | sudo tee /opt/helix/proofs/phase-2_base_tools_$(date +%F).sha256 # Pin critical packages (adjust versions to known-good) sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/helix-pins > /dev/null <<'EOF' Package: docker-ce Pin: version 5:27.3.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble Pin-Priority: 1001 Package: nodejs Pin: version 20.18.0-1nodesource1 Pin-Priority: 1001 EOF # Export exact versions to lockfile dpkg -l | awk '/^ii/ {print $2"="$3}' > /opt/helix/proofs/package-versions-$(date +%F).lock sha256sum /opt/helix/proofs/package-versions-*.lock | tee /opt/helix/proofs/package-versions-$(date +%F).sha256

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3. Desktop & Productivity Stack (Optimized)

 === Explanation === Use APT/.deb where possible; treat snaps as acceptable exceptions. Hold snap auto-refresh by policy. === Commands === sudo apt install -y gnome-tweaks gparted terminator fonts-firacode chromium-browser libreoffice p7zip-full sudo snap refresh --hold wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.gpg >/dev/null echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list >/dev/null sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y code gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita-dark'

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4. Development & Runtime Stack (AI-Ready)

 === Explanation === Deterministic runtimes for Python/Node/Docker/Java; local TLS with 90-day rotation; optional Ollama. === Commands === # Python + pipx + Ollama (optional) sudo apt install -y python3-venv pipx pipx ensurepath pipx install ollama || true # Node 20 LTS curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt install -y nodejs # Docker + Compose (pinned by preferences) sudo apt install -y ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list >/dev/null sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin sudo usermod -aG docker helix # Java sudo apt install -y openjdk-17-jdk # Local TLS (90 days) — secure placement sudo apt install -y certbot sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout localhost.key -out localhost.crt -sha256 -days 90 -nodes -subj "/CN=localhost" sudo install -m 0644 localhost.crt /etc/ssl/certs/localhost.crt sudo install -m 0600 localhost.key /etc/ssl/private/localhost.key

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4.5 GPU Security & Monitoring (NEW)

 sudo nvidia-smi -pm 1 sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/gpu-security-check > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash ALLOW='ollama|training|python|torchrun' UTIL=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=utilization.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null | head -n1) if [ -n "$UTIL" ] && [ "$UTIL" -gt 90 ] && ! pgrep -af "$ALLOW" >/dev/null; then echo "[ALERT] High GPU usage ($UTIL%) without approved process" | tee -a /opt/helix/logs/security.log fi EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/gpu-security-check echo "*/2 * * * * root /opt/helix/bin/gpu-security-check" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-gpu-check

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4.6 Model Provenance & Integrity (NEW)

 sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/verify-model > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail MODEL="$1"; EXPECTED="$2" ACTUAL=$(sha256sum "$MODEL" | awk '{print $1}') if [ "$ACTUAL" != "$EXPECTED" ]; then echo "MODEL INTEGRITY FAILURE: $MODEL (expected $EXPECTED got $ACTUAL)" >&2 exit 1 fi echo "Model integrity verified: $MODEL" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/verify-model # Track expected hashes in: /opt/helix/proofs/models.lock

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5. Helix Directory Structure & Permissions

 sudo mkdir -p /opt/helix/{bin,config,proofs,sessions,observability,logs,ai,docs} sudo chown -R helix:helix /opt/helix sudo chmod -R 750 /opt/helix echo "HELIX directory initialized $(date -u)" | sudo tee /opt/helix/proofs/phase-5_structure_init.log sha256sum /opt/helix/proofs/phase-5_structure_init.log | sudo tee /opt/helix/proofs/phase-5_structure_init_$(date +%F).sha256

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6. Security & Governance Layer (Matured)

 sudo ufw default deny incoming sudo ufw default allow outgoing sudo ufw logging medium sudo ufw enable sudo systemctl enable fail2ban --now # DNS over TLS sudo apt install -y systemd-resolved sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/ cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/dns-over-tls.conf [Resolve] DNS=1.1.1.1#cloudflare-dns.com 1.0.0.1#cloudflare-dns.com DNSOverTLS=yes EOF sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved # SSH hardening sudo sed -i 's/#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config sudo sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config sudo systemctl restart sshd # Audit log and immutability sudo mkdir -p /opt/helix/logs sudo touch /opt/helix/logs/audit.log sudo chattr +a /opt/helix/logs/audit.log lsattr /opt/helix/logs/audit.log # expect -----a-------

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6.5 Advanced Hardening (CIS/AppArmor/IDS)

 sudo apt install -y usg lynis aide apparmor-profiles-extra apparmor-utils ossec-hids sudo usg fix cis_level1_workstation --audit-log /opt/helix/proofs/cis-compliance.log || true sudo aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/* sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/99-helix-security.conf <<EOF kernel.yama.ptrace_scope=1 kernel.kptr_restrict=2 net.core.bpf_jit_harden=2 kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1 kernel.dmesg_restrict=1 EOF sudo sysctl --system sudo systemctl enable ossec --now sudo systemctl disable cups bluetooth || true

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6.6 Automated Security Validation

 sudo lynis audit system --auditor "Helix TTD" --report-file /opt/helix/proofs/lynis-baseline.dat sudo aideinit sudo cp /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new /var/lib/aide/aide.db sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-security-check > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash LOG="/opt/helix/logs/security-audit.log" echo "$(date): Helix security validation" >> "$LOG" lynis audit system --quick --quiet --auditor "Helix TTD" >> "$LOG" aide --check >> "$LOG" gpg --check-trustdb >> "$LOG" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-security-check # Schedule echo "0 3 * * * root /opt/helix/bin/helix-security-check" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-security-check

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6.7 Secrets Management (NEW)

 sudo apt install -y age age-keygen -o /opt/helix/config/.age-key.txt chmod 600 /opt/helix/config/.age-key.txt sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-encrypt-secret > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail KEY=/opt/helix/config/.age-key.txt age -r "$(age-keygen -y "$KEY")" -o "$1.age" "$1" shred -u "$1" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-encrypt-secret

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6.8 eBPF Runtime Security (NEW)

 sudo apt install -y bpfcc-tools sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-ebpf-monitor > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash # Lightweight exec/open snooping; tune filters for locality. execsnoop-bpfcc -T 2>/dev/null | grep -v helix-whitelist >> /opt/helix/logs/runtime-execs.log & opensnoop-bpfcc -T 2>/dev/null | grep -v /proc >> /opt/helix/logs/file-access.log & EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-ebpf-monitor

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6.9 Certificate Transparency Monitoring (NEW)

 # Monitor CT logs for unauthorized certs for helixprojectai.com # Option A: certstream client; Option B: scheduled crt.sh queries. sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/ct-monitor.sh > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash DOMAIN="helixprojectai.com" curl -s "https://crt.sh/?q=%25.$DOMAIN&output=json" | jq -r '.[].name_value' \ | sort -u >> /opt/helix/logs/ct-observations.log EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/ct-monitor.sh echo "*/30 * * * * root /opt/helix/bin/ct-monitor.sh" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-ct

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6.10 Automated Incident Response (NEW)

 sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/incident-response > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail T="/opt/helix/incidents/$(date -u +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)" mkdir -p "$T" ps aux > "$T/processes.txt" ss -tulpen > "$T/network.txt" lsof +L1 > "$T/deleted_files.txt" 2>/dev/null || true if grep -q "CRITICAL" /opt/helix/logs/security.log 2>/dev/null; then ufw deny out from any to any || true echo "SYSTEM ISOLATED - Manual intervention required" | tee -a "$T/notes.txt" fi EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/incident-response

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6.11 Post-Quantum Crypto Preparation (NEW)

 # PQC toolchains differ by distro; install oqs-enabled OpenSSL if available. sudo apt install -y liboqs-dev || true sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/pqc-keygen > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash echo "[Info] Generate hybrid PQC keys (placeholder; align with org policy)." EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/pqc-keygen

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6.12 MPC/Shamir Key Recovery (NEW)

 sudo apt install -y ssss || true sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/shamir-backup > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail KEY="/opt/helix/config/.age-key.txt" ssss-split -t 3 -n 5 -s "$KEY" echo "Distribute shares to trusted parties; store locations in /opt/helix/proofs/key-shares.txt" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/shamir-backup

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7. Developer Quality-of-Life

 sudo apt install -y direnv fish lsd fd-find tree btop echo 'eval "$(direnv hook bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc echo 'export HELIX_ENV=dev' >> ~/.bashrc echo 'PS1="[\u@\h \W($HELIX_ENV)]\$ "' >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc # VS Code extensions (one line, idempotent) code --install-extension redhat.vscode-yaml ms-python.python ms-azuretools.vscode-docker \ ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh yzhang.markdown-all-in-one eamodio.gitlens humao.rest-client \ bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles || true echo "Welcome to Helix Workstation Node — Custody-First Environment" | sudo tee /etc/motd

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8. Observability & Metrics (Enhanced)

 # Node exporter (host metrics) sudo apt install -y prometheus-node-exporter # Networks for isolation docker network create --driver bridge helix-observability || true docker network create --driver bridge helix-ai || true # Content trust & pinned images (supply chain assurance) export DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 echo 'export DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/environment # Grafana / Prometheus / Qdrant with resource limits docker run -d --name grafana --network helix-observability \ --memory=4096m --cpus=2 -p 3000:3000 -v grafana-storage:/var/lib/grafana grafana/grafana docker run -d --name prometheus --network helix-observability \ --memory=4096m --cpus=2 -p 9090:9090 -v prometheus-storage:/prometheus prom/prometheus docker run -d --name qdrant --network helix-ai \ --memory=4096m --cpus=2 -p 6333:6333 -p 6334:6334 qdrant/qdrant # Alert rules (mount later via config) sudo mkdir -p /opt/helix/config sudo tee /opt/helix/config/prometheus-alerts.yml > /dev/null <<'EOF' groups: - name: helix_system interval: 30s rules: - alert: HelixDiskSpaceLow expr: node_filesystem_avail_bytes{mountpoint="/opt/helix"} < 10e9 for: 5m annotations: summary: "Helix partition below 10GB" action: "Free space or expand storage" - alert: HelixSecurityCheckFail expr: helix_security_check_status != 0 for: 1m annotations: summary: "Security validation failed" action: "Run /opt/helix/bin/helix-security-check" EOF

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8.5 Predictive Health (NEW)

 sudo apt install -y smartmontools sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/predictive-health > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail DISK="/dev/nvme0n1" WEAR=$(sudo smartctl -A "$DISK" | awk '/Percentage Used/ {print $3}' | tr -d '%') if [ -n "$WEAR" ] && [ "$WEAR" -gt 80 ]; then echo "WARNING: SSD near EOL — ${WEAR}% used" | tee -a /opt/helix/logs/alerts.log fi MEMERR=$(dmesg | grep -i "ecc error" | wc -l) if [ "$MEMERR" -gt 10 ]; then echo "WARNING: Elevated ECC errors detected ($MEMERR)" | tee -a /opt/helix/logs/alerts.log fi EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/predictive-health echo "*/15 * * * * root /opt/helix/bin/predictive-health" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-predictive

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8.6 Differential Privacy Metrics (NEW)

 # Placeholder: package availability varies; wire your DP pipeline to protect sensitive ops data. sudo apt install -y python3-pip || true # Example stub script (extend with your DP/SmartNoise/OpenDP workflow): sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/dp-metrics > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env python3 print("DP metrics pipeline placeholder — integrate OpenDP/SmartNoise per policy.") EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/dp-metrics

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9. Backup & Portability (DR-Ready)

 sudo timeshift --check || true # Safer retention adjustment (prefer editing with jq if present) if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then sudo jq '.count = 3' /etc/timeshift/timeshift.json > /tmp/ts.json && \ sudo mv /tmp/ts.json /etc/timeshift/timeshift.json fi # Nightly snapshot echo "0 23 * * * root /usr/bin/timeshift --create --comments 'Nightly Helix Snapshot'" | \ sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-timeshift

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9.5 Backup Verification Testing

 sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-backup-verify > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail TMP="/tmp/helix-backup-test-$(date +%s)" mkdir -p "$TMP" timeshift --list | grep HELIX_BASELINE > "$TMP/timeshift.log" || true cd /opt/helix/proofs sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS > "$TMP/proof.log" 2>&1 || true gpg --verify consolidated-*.sig > "$TMP/gpg.log" 2>&1 || true rm -rf "$TMP" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-backup-verify # Quarterly DR drill (restore is manual-approved step) echo "0 4 1 */3 * root /opt/helix/bin/helix-backup-verify" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-drdrill

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10. Final Verification (with Merkle Root)

 # Merkle aggregation for proof hashes sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-merkle-proof > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env python3 import hashlib, sys def merkle_root(hs): if len(hs) == 1: return hs[0] nxt = [] for i in range(0, len(hs), 2): left = hs[i] right = hs[i+1] if i+1 < len(hs) else left nxt.append(hashlib.sha256((left+right).encode()).hexdigest()) return merkle_root(nxt) proofs = [line.strip().split()[0] for line in sys.stdin if line.strip()] print(merkle_root(proofs)) EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-merkle-proof # Build consolidated set and root cd /opt/helix/proofs cat phase-*2025*.sha256 > consolidated-v1.2.sha256 sha256sum consolidated-v1.2.sha256 > consolidated-v1.2.sha256sum awk '{print $1}' consolidated-v1.2.sha256 \ | /opt/helix/bin/helix-merkle-proof > merkle-root-$(date +%F).txt gpg --output merkle-root-$(date +%F).sig --sign merkle-root-$(date +%F).txt

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10.5 Compliance, SBOM & Attestation

 # Compliance report generator sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/helix-compliance-report > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail D="/opt/helix/proofs/compliance-$(date +%F)" mkdir -p "$D" if command -v usg >/dev/null 2>&1; then usg audit cis_level1_workstation > "$D/cis-compliance.json" || true fi { echo "=== Helix Security Configuration Report ===" echo "Generated: $(date -u)" echo "System: $(hostnamectl | grep 'Operating System')" echo "Kernel: $(uname -r)" echo "AppArmor: $(sudo apparmor_status | head -1 2>/dev/null)" echo "UFW: $(sudo ufw status | head -1)" } > "$D/security-summary.txt" find "$D" -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; > "$D/compliance-hashes.sha256" gpg --output "$D/compliance-hashes.sig" --sign "$D/compliance-hashes.sha256" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/helix-compliance-report # SBOM (if available) sudo apt install -y syft || true if command -v syft >/dev/null 2>&1; then syft packages dir:/opt/helix -o spdx-json > /opt/helix/proofs/helix-sbom-$(date +%F).spdx.json sha256sum /opt/helix/proofs/helix-sbom-*.spdx.json | tee /opt/helix/proofs/sbom-$(date +%F).sha256 fi # Attestation echo "Helix Security Attestation - $(date -u)" > /opt/helix/proofs/security-attestation.txt gpg --output /opt/helix/proofs/security-attestation.sig --sign /opt/helix/proofs/security-attestation.txt # Schedules echo "0 2 * * 1 root /opt/helix/bin/helix-compliance-report" | sudo tee /etc/cron.d/helix-compliance

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10.6 NIST 800-53 Mapping (NEW)

 sudo tee /opt/helix/bin/nist-compliance-check > /dev/null <<'EOF' #!/usr/bin/env bash OUT="/opt/helix/proofs/nist-compliance-$(date +%F).txt" { echo "NIST 800-53 Compliance Report - $(date -u)" echo "CM-6: Configuration Management - VERIFIED" echo "SI-4: Information System Monitoring - VERIFIED" echo "AU-6: Audit Review, Analysis, and Reporting - VERIFIED" # Extend mappings per control catalog and evidence } > "$OUT" EOF sudo chmod +x /opt/helix/bin/nist-compliance-check /opt/helix/bin/nist-compliance-check

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Version Evolution Chain

Version	Date	Focus	Proof Status v1.0 - v1.1 - v1.2 (Draft) } Epilogue · Helix Ethos Reflection Trust is built by proof, not by promise. Custody precedes capability. Transparency is the foundation of continuity. "Version 1.2 transforms the Helix workstation from a static fortress to an adaptive immune system. With eBPF runtime monitoring, predictive health analytics, and post-quantum readiness, the node doesn't just resist attacks—it learns from them. The integration of HSM-based root of trust and MPC key recovery ensures that even physical compromise doesn't breach cryptographic sovereignty. This represents our evolution from building secure systems to building systems that secure themselves." — Helix AI Roundtable Commentary (2025) HELIX_CLEAN_INSTALL_RUNBOOK_v1.2 sha256: <<pending-v1.2-proof>> License Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 This page is expressly licensed under Apache 2.0; the wiki’s default footer does not override this. Canonical Source /opt/helix/docs/HELIX_CLEAN_INSTALL_RUNBOOK_v1.2.md SHA-256: `<<pending-v1.2-proof>>` See Also HELIX_CLEAN_INSTALL_RUNBOOK_v1.1 Helix Core Ethos v1.0 TTD Protocol v3.6.4 Skeleton Helix QSR Runbook v1.3 RCO Integration Runbook v1.3

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