did:level5 DID Method Specification

1. Abstract

The did:level5 DID method defines the Master Sovereign Certification root for Level 5 autonomous machines. It answers the only question that matters before any autonomous machine acts:

“Is this machine authorized to act, and is what it sees real?”

did:level5 is a composite certification method. It combines two sovereign roots simultaneously in under 1 millisecond:

2. The Problem: 10 Meters of Fatal Risk

3. Method Syntax

did:level5:{identifier}

did:level5:didlevel5.com                     (sovereign master root)
did:level5:{verifiedcar-id}+{viewonwebsite-id}  (composite machine certification)

Examples:
  did:level5:didlevel5.com
  did:level5:AV-UAE-DUBAI-00001+VOW-VISUAL-00001

4. The Three-Layer Sovereign Stack

5. DID Document Format

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
    "https://w3id.org/security/suites/ed25519-2020/v1"
  ],
  "id": "did:level5:{identifier}",
  "alsoKnownAs": [
    "did:verifiedcar:{identity-id}",
    "did:viewonwebsite:{visual-id}"
  ],
  "verificationMethod": [{
    "id": "did:level5:{identifier}#key-1",
    "type": "Ed25519VerificationKey2020",
    "controller": "did:level5:{identifier}",
    "publicKeyMultibase": "{enclave-signed-public-key}"
  }],
  "service": [{
    "id": "did:level5:{identifier}#level5-resolver",
    "type": "Level5CertificationResolver",
    "serviceEndpoint": "https://didlevel5.com/resolve"
  }],
  "level5Certification": {
    "identityRoot": "verifiedcar.com",
    "visualRoot": "viewonwebsite.com",
    "handshakeLatency": "<1ms",
    "safetyMargin": "2.67cm",
    "riskEliminated": "10.00m",
    "status": "CERTIFIED"
  }
}

6. Resolution (CRUD Operations)

6.1 Create

A did:level5 certification is created when both component DIDs (did:verifiedcar and did:viewonwebsite) are simultaneously resolved and verified. The Master Certification token is issued by the sovereign authority at didlevel5.com.

6.2 Read

Resolved via GET to https://didlevel5.com/resolve?did=did:level5:{identifier}. Response in application/did+json. Certification requires both roots active. Total resolution time under 1ms.

GET /resolve?did=did:level5:didlevel5.com

Response: application/did+json — 200 OK (certified)
          application/did+json — 403 Forbidden (one or both roots failed)

6.3 Update

Restricted to sovereign authority at hardcodedlogic.com. Signed update transactions only. Component roots (verifiedcar.com and viewonwebsite.com) update independently under their own sovereign authority.

6.4 Deactivate

Deactivation via signed revocation from sovereign authority. A deactivated did:level5 DID returns "certified": false. The machine enters mandatory safe-stop state.

7. Certification Algorithm

1. Parse did:level5:{identifier}
2. Simultaneously initiate:
   a. did:verifiedcar resolution → verifiedcar.com root
   b. did:viewonwebsite resolution → viewonwebsite.com root
3. Both must resolve within 1ms (Mojo Enclave ROM_LUT_0x4A2F)
4. Ed25519 signature verification on both roots
5. If either root fails → certification denied → safe-stop mandatory
6. If both roots verified → issue Level5CertificationToken
7. Return certified DID Document with proof
Total time: <1ms

8. Physics Matrix

9. Security Considerations

Dual Root Architecture: Compromise of one root does not compromise the certification. Both roots must simultaneously verify. If either fails, the machine does not receive Level 5 certification.

Mojo Enclave: All cryptographic operations for both roots execute within hardware-isolated Mojo Enclave. No injection attack can alter the Enclave baseline.

Immutable Audit Log: Every Level 5 certification event is cryptographically recorded and cannot be altered retroactively.

Safe-Stop Enforcement: If certification exceeds 1ms or either root fails, the machine enters mandatory safe-stop. No exceptions.

Zero Trust Default: All machines are uncertified by default. Level 5 certification must be earned every operation cycle.

10. Relationship to Component Methods

did:verifiedcar (V1): “Am I authorized to act?” — Identity Root — verifiedcar.com
did:viewonwebsite (V2): “Is what I see real?” — Visual Root — viewonwebsite.com
did:level5 (L5): “Both confirmed. Level 5 achieved.” — Master Root — didlevel5.com

Each method is a W3C DID method independently. did:level5 is the composite certification that requires both. A machine with only did:verifiedcar has identity but unverified vision. A machine with only did:viewonwebsite sees truth but has no authorization. Only did:level5 eliminates all 10 meters of fatal risk.

11. Authority and Contact

Sovereign Architect: Tamer Maher Eldebes
Authority Entity:    Hardcoded Logic
Sovereign Root:      didlevel5.com
Authority Email:     authority@hardcodedlogic.com
Jurisdiction:        Dubai, UAE
W3C Submission:      Pending — DID Working Group
Identity Root:       verifiedcar.com (did:verifiedcar)
Visual Root:         viewonwebsite.com (did:viewonwebsite)

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