Architecture

YouSeddit Architecture

Youseddit is built on a multi-layered architecture designed to ensure content authenticity, secure blockchain integration, and a trustworthy marketplace for journalistic content.

System Overview

The platform consists of four main layers:

1. User-Facing Layer

• Email integration for processing conversation turns
• Web application for content management and marketplace access
• Wallet integration for receiving payments

2. Authentication Layer

• PGP/GPG validation for source verification
• C2PA implementation for content provenance verification
• Cryptographic hash verification for content integrity

3. Blockchain Layer

• Evidence Record smart contracts (or similar) for recording each conversation turn’s cryptographic proof on the ledger.
• Off-chain encrypted storage (IPFS) for original email content, linked from ledger entries.
• On-ledger linking mechanism (or C2PA-based linking) to form the verifiable conversation chain, crucially linking responses (quotes) back to their initiating questions for context.
• Smart contracts for licensing and publication authorization
• Payment and royalty distribution mechanisms

4. Marketplace Layer

• Content discovery system
• Licensing options (exclusive/non-exclusive, time-limited, etc.)
• Reputation and rating system

Core Workflows

Youseddit supports two primary content flows:

1. Conversation Chain Workflow: Processes secure email exchanges turn-by-turn (initiator/response) via PGP/GnuPG, validates signatures, encrypts individual email content (including both question and answer) for IPFS storage, records each turn on the distributed ledger with a cryptographic link to the previous turn via smart contracts or similar mechanisms, generates C2PA attestations for each turn containing backward links to preserve the question-answer context, and provides verification paths allowing full context tracing.

2. Media Quote Workflow: Enables direct quote capture, including speech-to-text functionality, with C2PA metadata and blockchain storage

Each workflow maintains strict verification standards and privacy controls.