Whitepaper Compliance Check (Sprint 16.8)

Scope:

• Compared implementation against docs/WHITEPAPER.md.
• Focused on architecture claims relevant to current delivered phases.

Compliance Summary

• PARTIAL: Core RabbitMQ backbone and VectorVue broker-bridge flow are implemented.
• PARTIAL: Zero-Trust controls exist (AAA/OPA hooks, TLS/mTLS options), but not all whitepaper controls are fully enforced end-to-end.
• NOT YET: Non-repudiation Merkle ledger and Firecracker runtime are roadmap-future and not complete.

Requirement Matrix

1. Cryptographic execution only (JWS signed manifests, anti-replay at runner): PARTIAL
2. Decoupled authorization via OPA for execution decisions: PARTIAL
3. Broker dispatch over mTLS, tenant routing controls: PARTIAL
4. BYOT CloudEvents output contract: PARTIAL
5. C2 gateway adapter model (Sliver/Mythic): NOT YET
6. Formal non-repudiation Merkle tree + inclusion proofs: NOT YET
7. SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identity rotation: NOT YET
8. Firecracker ephemeral microVM boundary: NOT YET
9. VectorVue delivery via messaging backbone: IMPLEMENTED in Sprint 16.8

Sprint 16.8 Delta

• Added RabbitMQ-to-VectorVue bridge (src/pkg/integration/vectorvue/rabbitmq_bridge.py).
• Added live queue-drain CLI (src/pkg/integration/vectorvue/sync_from_rabbitmq.py).
• Migrated host integration VectorVue check to broker-backed forwarding path.
• Added unit tests for bridge success/failure handling.

Explicit Gaps Against Whitepaper Target State

• End-to-end mandatory JWS verification gate before every broker-dispatched command is not universal across all paths.
• Merkle tree ledger and cryptographic inclusion proofs are not implemented (planned in Phase 7).
• SPIFFE/SPIRE and hourly SVID identity rotation are not implemented.
• Firecracker isolation boundary is not implemented (planned in Phase 9).
• C2 gateway adapters (Sliver/Mythic) are roadmap-future.