trustnet 1.0.1

Decentralized cryptographic file & package trust network

TrustNet

Decentralized cryptographic file & package trust network.

Sign any file or folder. Share it. Anyone can verify it hasn't been tampered with — backed by a peer-to-peer network of independent witnesses.

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Download

Platform	Installer	Instructions
Windows	TrustNet-Setup.exe	Double-click → Next → Install
macOS	TrustNet-1.0.0.pkg	Double-click → Continue → Install
Linux	trustnet_1.0.0_amd64.deb	sudo dpkg -i trustnet_1.0.0_amd64.deb

No Python required. The installer handles everything automatically.

Or install via pip (developers):

pip install trustnet

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What it does

• Sign any file or folder with your personal Ed25519 key
• Verify files are untampered — locally and across the network
• Detect exactly which files in a folder were modified
• Broadcast your signatures to a decentralized P2P network
• Works everywhere — Windows, macOS, Linux, right-click context menu

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How to use

Right-click (easiest)

After installing, right-click any file or folder in your file manager:

Any file or folder
└── TrustNet
    ├── Sign File      ← creates a .trustsig alongside it
    └── Verify File    ← checks if it was tampered

Command line

trustnet sign   myfile.zip          # sign a file
trustnet verify myfile.zip          # verify a file
trustnet sign   my_project/         # sign an entire folder
trustnet verify my_project/         # verify all files in a folder
trustnet pubkey                     # show your public key

Run the P2P node

trustnet node start     # starts the background node (port 7337)
trustnet node status    # check if it's running
trustnet node peers     # list connected peers
trustnet node add <ip>  # connect to a remote peer
trustnet node stop      # stop the node

Once your node is running, every file you sign is automatically broadcast to all peers. When anyone verifies a file, they see how many independent nodes have attested to it.

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How it works

You sign a file
  → Ed25519 signature saved to .trustsig
  → attestation published to your local node
  → node propagates to all known peers

Someone verifies the file
  → local: hash re-computed, signature checked
  → network: node queried for independent attestations
  → result: VERIFIED (N signers) or TAMPERED

Every attestation is cryptographically signed. Nodes reject any attestation with an invalid signature — it's impossible to fake one without the signer's private key.

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Install

Windows

1. Download TrustNet-Windows.zip
2. Extract it
3. Right-click install.py → Run as administrator
4. Done — right-click any file to see TrustNet

macOS

unzip TrustNet-macOS.zip
cd TrustNet-macOS
./install.sh

Linux

unzip TrustNet-Linux.zip
cd TrustNet-Linux
./install.sh

Via pip (developers)

pip install trustnet
trustnet keygen    # generate your key

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First time setup

trustnet keygen

This creates your personal Ed25519 keypair. Your private key stays on your machine — never shared. Your public key is what others use to verify your signatures.

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License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.