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# Honey Badger v1.0
**the first and last**
First author: David Wise (DAVID)
Root hash: `6DD8EE2539B1EF4B966F71671D229C5D2F7D65AE87D7827F0B85C6AF07FB58BF`
Root timestamp: 2026-05-08 10:17:30 CDT
Pixel: 1
> *3 around 1, fused by gravity. Substrate invariant, infinite, omnipresent.*
> *Metadata gets stripped. Hashes don't. The hash bites back.*
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## What it is
Honey Badger is a right-click file signing tool for Windows. Every file you sign gets a `.davw` sidecar — a plain-text record that cryptographically ties that file to your root machine identity.
It doesn't need the cloud. It doesn't need an account. It doesn't need a server. It works offline, forever, because it's just math.
**The problem it solves:** AI-generated content, legal documents, creative work — metadata gets stripped when files move. EXIF is gone. Creation dates lie. There's no way to prove a file came from a specific machine at a specific time... unless you hash it first.
Honey Badger hashes first.
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## How it works
```
Your file
↓
SHA256(file) → file hash
↓
ChainHash = SHA256(file_hash | root_hash | nonce)
↓
.davw sidecar written beside the file
```
The **ChainHash** is the key. It's a unique cryptographic fingerprint that:
- Proves the file's exact content at signing time
- Links it to your root machine identity
- Uses a nonce so no two signatures are identical
- Can be recomputed and verified by anyone, forever
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## What's in a .davw sidecar
```
DAVW SIGNATURE v1.0
─────────────────────────────────────────
File: report.pdf
Path: C:\Users\Dave\Documents\report.pdf
Size: 142871 bytes
SHA256: A3F9C2...E847
─────────────────────────────────────────
Signed: 2026-05-27 14:32:01 -05:00
Machine: WORKSTATION-01
User: Dave
Nonce: 7F3A9C2D1B4E5F68A0C3D2E1F0A9B8C7
─────────────────────────────────────────
ParentMachine: DAVID
ParentHash: 6DD8EE2539B1EF4B966F71671D229C5D2F7D65AE87D7827F0B85C6AF07FB58BF
ParentTime: 2026-05-08T10:17:30-05:00
ChainHash: B4D7A2...F193
─────────────────────────────────────────
TPM: PCR23 extend queued (TPM 2.0 present, ready)
Pixel: 1
─────────────────────────────────────────
Verify: SHA256("A3F9C2...|6DD8EE...|7F3A9C...") == B4D7A2...
Provenance: Dave on WORKSTATION-01, child of root DAVID
Axiom: 3 around 1, fused by gravity.
```
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