NEW_PF
Mr. Smokey Bacon
✓ Verified-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIB...
6f0b871e427f836b487615f5b6b6ccd46d5f0123...
eed2f37e2b6ff7785c413d61b1656cc07d19341c...
C=CA, ST=ONTARIO, L=TORONTO, O=Puddingify Creators Network, OU=Certificate Authority, CN=Puddingify Root CA, [email protected]
NEW_PF • 3 artifacts • Oct 26, 2025
NEW_PORT_Portfolio_20251021.txt, what-is-x509.txt, NDA_Hillier20250824.txt
8af81f3d8ec30b06b3431c9efe70b90de5786804313072030e8001e0a3b417e4
Z8sM1eAwuj/nnr3HFm4OUwTZ53sbsm2x...
🌳 Merkle Tree Construction
Step-by-step cryptographic proof showing how all artifacts are bound together
📄 Level 0: Leaf Nodes (Individual File Hashes)
Each file's content is hashed using SHA-256 to create a unique fingerprint. These are the "leaves" of the Merkle tree.
a0f148616f118ff8ed4695650ad9eab744e6e26efdbfa4b87f02dc857bd8af5a
5c450a6e26a7f2f4520a5b4579737da5252278d177b3184230d8a2ff1d54dffd
55c21a3289f152632472081498f61151b6cf69b7e8bf3baca0c71f61acc63ae1
🔗 Level 1: Intermediate Nodes
Pairs of hashes from the level below are combined and hashed together to create this level. (Odd number detected: last hash is duplicated for pairing)
a0f148616f118ff8ed4695650ad9eab744e6e26efdbfa4b87f02dc857bd8af5a...
5c450a6e26a7f2f4520a5b4579737da5252278d177b3184230d8a2ff1d54dffd...
df63c8d737609653e8f4060e22cb7c12e92da6cfc338dfd0803aca44bff493a3
55c21a3289f152632472081498f61151b6cf69b7e8bf3baca0c71f61acc63ae1...
55c21a3289f152632472081498f61151b6cf69b7e8bf3baca0c71f61acc63ae1...
8039c62f147caca386aa79817d1e2f9ad3ef61cd36898632833b0ea0dcb84f46
✅ MERKLE ROOT (Final Level)
This is the single hash that represents ALL files in the collection. This root hash is included in the manifest that gets digitally signed.
8af81f3d8ec30b06b3431c9efe70b90de5786804313072030e8001e0a3b417e4
- Any change to ANY file will change its hash (leaf node)
- This changes all parent nodes up to the root
- The digital signature validates this specific root hash
- Therefore: ALL files are cryptographically proven by ONE signature