Collaboration Proposal: Hardware-Bound (ASIC) Image Verification to Complement C2PA

[Agnuxo1]

Hi @aloth,

Love Origin Lens! C2PA verification on-device is exactly what journalism needs. I'd like to propose a collaboration that adds hardware-bound trust.

SiliconSignature — ASIC-Based Proof-of-Work for Images

Our project uses physical ASIC miners (Antminer S9 BM1387) to generate proof-of-work nonces embedded as image watermarks.

How We Complement Origin Lens

Layer	Origin Lens	+ SiliconSignature
Software provenance	✅ C2PA manifests	✅ + ASIC PoW nonce
Hardware trust	❌ None	✅ Physical chip
Forge cost	$0 (extract key)	$10,000+ (buy ASIC)
Offline verify	Partial	100% math only

Specific Integration Ideas

1. Dual verification: C2PA manifest + SiliconSignature watermark = two independent trust anchors
2. Fallback when C2PA missing: Many images lack C2PA — SiliconSignature provides alternative provenance
3. iOS extension: Add SiliconSignature verify to Origin Lens app

Technical Details

• Watermarking: Reed-Solomon GF(2^8) LSB with 5× redundancy
• Survival: 40% pixel destruction verified recoverable
• ASIC: SHA-256 proof-of-work, Antminer S9 BM1387 chip
• Verify: Zero dependencies, offline verification

Implementation

• Pure Python, MIT license
• Repo: https://github.com/Agnuxo1/Secure_image_generation_with_ASIC_signature
• Web app: https://silicon.p2pclaw.com (deploying soon)

Question

Would you be interested in a combined verification mode where Origin Lens checks both C2PA AND SiliconSignature watermark? This would be the first app to verify both software and hardware provenance.

Author: Francisco Angulo de Lafuente (@Agnuxo1) — 35 years independent research

— Francisco