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diff --git a/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/checksum.h b/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/checksum.h
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+// Copyright 2024-2026, Amlal El Mahrouss (amlal@nekernel.org)
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE file)
+// Official repository: https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel
+
+#ifndef DRIVERKIT_CHECKSUM_H
+#define DRIVERKIT_CHECKSUM_H
+
+#include <DriverKit/ObjectKit/driver_base.h>
+
+namespace Kernel::DDK {
+
+using IndexableBlob = char*;
+using Indexable = char;
+
+/// @note This uses the FNV 64-bit variant.
+/// @brief Performs a checksum computation for a memory region.
+inline uintptr_t rtl_checksum(const IndexableBlob path) {
+  if (!path || *path == 0) return 0;
+
+  const uintptr_t kFNVSeed  = 0xcbf29ce484222325ULL;
+  const uintptr_t kFNVPrime = 0x100000001b3ULL;
+
+  uintptr_t hash = kFNVSeed;
+
+  IndexableBlob path_ = path;
+
+  while (*path_) {
+    hash ^= (Indexable) (*path_++);
+    hash *= kFNVPrime;
+  }
+
+  return hash;
+}
+
+using Blob = void*;
+
+}  // namespace Kernel::DDK
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/ddk.h b/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/ddk.h
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+// Copyright 2024-2026, Amlal El Mahrouss (amlal@nekernel.org)
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE file)
+// Official repository: https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel
+
+#ifndef DRIVERKIT_DDK_H
+#define DRIVERKIT_DDK_H
+
+#include <DriverKit/ObjectKit/checksum.h>
+#include <DriverKit/ObjectKit/driver_base.h>
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/driver_base.h b/src/libDDK/DriverKit/ObjectKit/driver_base.h
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+// Copyright 2024-2025, Amlal El Mahrouss (amlal@nekernel.org)
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE file)
+// Official repository: https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel
+
+#ifndef DRIVERKIT_DRIVER_BASE_H
+#define DRIVERKIT_DRIVER_BASE_H
+
+#include <libDDK/DriverKit/macros.h>
+
+#define DDK_DRIVER_IMPL \
+  final:                \
+  public                \
+  ::Kernel::DDK::IDriverBase
+
+/// @author Amlal El Mahrouss
+/// @brief The DDK C++ API.
+
+namespace Kernel::DDK {
+
+inline constexpr auto kInvalidType = 0;
+
+/// @brief Driver interface type.
+class IDriverBase {
+ public:
+  IDriverBase()          = default;
+  virtual ~IDriverBase() = default;
+
+  IDriverBase& operator=(const IDriverBase&) = delete;
+  IDriverBase(const IDriverBase&)            = delete;
+
+  using PtrType = void*;
+
+  virtual constexpr bool    IsCastable() { return false; }
+  virtual constexpr bool    IsActive() { return false; }
+  virtual PtrType           Leak() { return nullptr; }
+  virtual constexpr int32_t Type() { return kInvalidType; }
+};
+
+/// @brief This concept requires the Driver to be IDriverBase compliant.
+/// @author @amlel-el-mahrouss
+template <typename Driver>
+concept IsValidDriver = requires(Driver drv) {
+  { drv.IsActive() && drv.Type() > kInvalidType };
+};
+
+}  // namespace Kernel::DDK
+
+#endif