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DIA Universal Basic Compute Specification

Document Status

Field Value
policy-id DIA-UBC-001
type Implementing act (Level 3 of the normative hierarchy)
version 0.1.0-draft
basis Art. XII.11-13 of the DIA Constitution; SWARM-ECONOMY-SUFFICIENCY.md; ROOT-IDENTITY-AND-NYMS.md; IDENTITY-UNSEALING-BOARD.md; FIP-MEMBERSHIP-AND-QUORUM.md
mechanism status the minimal model of PoP, UBC allocation, and settlement is normative; limit profiles are concretized by UBC-LIMIT-PROFILES.md; cross-federation recognition may run through federations or the minimal FIP bridge/registry

1. Purpose of the Document

The Constitution grants verified personhood in the network the right to a non-withdrawable minimum of compute resources needed for communication, orientation, and access to emergency and care modes. What is still missing is an implementing document that defines:

  • the minimal Proof-of-Personhood model without default de-anonymization,
  • the rules for granting universal_basic_compute,
  • limited portability across federations, including the minimal FIP bridge/registry,
  • the minimal funding and settlement trace for that minimum.

This document operationalizes those obligations.

2. General Rule

  1. Universal Basic Compute (UBC) is a floor of participation and protection, not a reward for status, reputation, or capital.
  2. The lack of current reputational or economic contribution MUST NOT by itself cut a person off from the basic ability to communicate with the swarm, orient themselves in their situation, and use emergency and care modes.
  3. Access to UBC and its protective modes MUST NOT be conditioned on humiliation, self-abasement, emotional dependency, or arbitrary personal favor from an operator.
  4. Eligibility for UBC is grounded in a constitutionally admissible Proof-of-Personhood, by default without full de-anonymization.
  5. A local federation MAY grant a broader UBC profile, but it may not go below the minimum defined in this document.
  6. Cross-federation recognition of Proof-of-Personhood is limited by default and may run through federations or the minimal FIP bridge/registry:
  7. emergency modes MUST be available without limit,
  8. communication MUST be available under a limited profile,
  9. care modes MUST be available under a limited profile.
  10. Federations MAY broaden cross-federation recognition and raise limits, and the FIP bridge MAY guarantee only the minimum portability profile; neither path may narrow recognition below the above minimum.
  11. UBC may not be used as a hidden path to constitutional advantage, privileged high-stakes routing, or bypass of reputation requirements.

3. Core Terms

Term Meaning
proof_of_personhood_attestation an attestation that a subject corresponds to one verified person, without requiring public disclosure of root identity
ubc_allocation an allocation of minimal compute resources and the corresponding access modes
ubc_settlement a periodic record of federation funding and settlement of UBC
portability_profile a profile describing what scope of UBC is honored locally and cross-federation
limited_communication a communication profile with explicit limits of volume, frequency, or throughput
limited_care a care/support profile with explicit limits of volume or frequency
emergency_unlimited absence of limiting quota for emergency modes under a valid proof_of_personhood_attestation
fip_pop_bridge the minimal FIP registry/bridge that recognizes cross-federation PoP for the minimum UBC portability profile

Proof-of-Personhood may be realized, among others, through:

  • cryptographic multisig attestations without de-anonymization,
  • federation attestations,
  • mechanisms recognized by the Federation of Sealed Chambers,
  • functionally equivalent hybrids.

4. Minimal Data Model

4.1. proof_of_personhood_attestation

proof_of_personhood_attestation:
  attestation_id: "[unique identifier]"
  subject_ref: "[stable anonymous handle of the person]"
  issuer_scope: "federation" # federation | fip_bridge | hybrid
  issuer_ref: "[federation or FIP bridge]"
  issuer_federation_id: "[issuing or recognizing federation]"
  bridge_ref: "[optional reference to the FIP bridge]"
  attestation_method: "cryptographic_vouching" # cryptographic_vouching | federation_attestation | sealed_chambers_recognition | fip_bridge_recognition | hybrid
  assurance_scope: "proof_of_personhood"
  deanon_not_required: true
  uniqueness_scope: "federation" # federation | trans_federation_limited | trans_federation_extended
  valid_from: "[timestamp]"
  valid_until: "[timestamp]"
  portability_profile:
    trans_federation_default:
      emergency: "unlimited"
      communication: "limited"
      care: "limited"
    bridge_minimum_supported: true
    federation_extension_allowed: true
  evidence_ref: "[reference to evidence package or procedure]"
  revocation_ref: "[optional reference to revocation procedure]"

4.2. ubc_allocation

ubc_allocation:
  allocation_id: "[unique identifier]"
  subject_ref: "[stable anonymous handle of the person]"
  federation_id: "[allocating federation]"
  attestation_ref: "[proof_of_personhood_attestation]"
  recognition_source: "federation_local" # federation_local | federation_cross_recognition | fip_bridge
  recognition_ref: "[recognizing federation or FIP bridge]"
  measurement_period: "P30D"
  valid_from: "[timestamp]"
  valid_until: "[timestamp]"
  compute_unit: "[compute_credit / second / tokenized_quota / other unit]"
  portability_scope: "trans_federation_limited" # local | trans_federation_limited | trans_federation_extended
  guaranteed_modes:
    emergency:
      access: true
      limit_profile: "unlimited"
    communication:
      access: true
      limit_profile: "limited"
      limit_ref: "[limit profile]"
    care:
      access: true
      limit_profile: "limited"
      limit_ref: "[limit profile]"
  funding_policy_ref: "DIA-UBC-001"
  limit_policy_ref: "DIA-UBC-LIMITS-001"
  policy_annotations: {}
  created_at: "[timestamp]"

4.3. ubc_settlement

ubc_settlement:
  settlement_id: "[unique identifier]"
  federation_id: "[federation]"
  period_start: "[timestamp]"
  period_end: "[timestamp]"
  compute_unit: "[unit]"
  beneficiary_count: 0
  total_allocated_compute: 0
  funding_sources:
    - source_class: "business_nodes" # business_nodes | high_margin_instances | surplus_recirculation | voluntary_operator_surplus | federation_reserve
      amount: 0
    - source_class: "surplus_recirculation"
      amount: 0
  emergency_usage: 0
  communication_usage: 0
  care_usage: 0
  policy_ref: "DIA-UBC-001"
  created_at: "[timestamp]"

5. Eligibility for UBC

  1. The minimum condition of eligibility is a valid proof_of_personhood_attestation.
  2. A federation MUST NOT require full de-anonymization as the ordinary condition of entering UBC, unless a constitutional exception applies under the relevant procedure.
  3. A federation MAY require periodic refresh of the attestation, but may not use that process as a covert tool for excluding poor, weaker, or temporarily inactive operators.
  4. The entry, refresh, or review procedure MUST NOT require humiliation, self-abasement, emotional dependency, or a gatekeeper's personal satisfaction as a condition of access.
  5. UBC does not depend on reward balance, reputational standing, or commercial activity, although a federation may condition expanded limits on additional criteria.

6. Limited Cross-Federation Portability

6.1. Mandatory Minimum

If a federation or the FIP bridge/registry recognizes cross-federation proof_of_personhood_attestation, it must provide at least:

  1. unlimited access to emergency modes,
  2. limited access to communication,
  3. limited access to care/support modes.

6.2. Ban on Emergency Degradation

Emergency mode MUST NOT be subject to a volume limit that in practice prevents calling for help, reporting violence, life-threatening danger, severe abuse, or loss of basic safety.

6.3. Federation Extensions

A federation may:

  1. raise communication limits,
  2. raise care/support limits,
  3. recognize a broader class of cross-federation attestations,
  4. add local care modes,

provided it leaves a policy trace and does not weaken the minimum in 6.1-6.2.

The FIP bridge/registry:

  1. MAY recognize cross-federation Proof-of-Personhood for the purpose of the minimum profile,
  2. MUST NOT reduce limits below the minimum,
  3. SHOULD NOT grant a profile broader than bridge_minimum unless it operates under an explicit federation extension.

7. Funding

  1. UBC MUST have a public contribution model.
  2. The minimum catalog of funding sources includes:
  3. business_nodes,
  4. high_margin_instances,
  5. surplus_recirculation,
  6. voluntary_operator_surplus.
  7. A federation MAY add other sources, but may not hide them from audit.
  8. Funding of UBC may not depend solely on voluntary donations if the federation declares a constitutional minimum.

8. Compliance Tests

The system does not satisfy this policy if it:

  1. requires full de-anonymization as the ordinary condition of entry into UBC,
  2. cuts a person with a valid Proof-of-Personhood off from emergency modes,
  3. leaves no ubc_allocation or ubc_settlement trace,
  4. conditions access on humiliation, self-abasement, emotional dependency, or arbitrary operator favor,
  5. makes the basic allocation depend on reputation, balance, or capital position,
  6. uses UBC as a hidden channel for buying constitutional advantage,
  7. recognizes cross-federation PoP only nominally, without a real minimum of communication and care/support.

9. Relation to Other Documents

  • Constitution Art. XII.11-13: PoP, non-withdrawable minimum compute, and the ban on hidden advantage.
  • SWARM-ECONOMY-SUFFICIENCY.md: shared model of funding, surpluses, and concentration brakes.
  • ROOT-IDENTITY-AND-NYMS.md: identity-anchoring layer without default publicity.
  • IDENTITY-UNSEALING-BOARD.md: federationally recognized strong confirmation mechanisms without full identity publication.
  • FIP-MEMBERSHIP-AND-QUORUM.md: the minimal structure and accountability of the specialized FIP federation.
  • UBC-LIMIT-PROFILES.md: the canonical limit and portability profiles for UBC.