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diff --git a/src/kernel/checks.cpp b/src/kernel/checks.cpp
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+++ b/src/kernel/checks.cpp
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+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <kernel/checks.h>
+
+#include <key.h>
+#include <node/ui_interface.h>
+#include <random.h>
+#include <util/time.h>
+#include <util/translation.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace kernel {
+
+bool SanityChecks(const Context&) {
+    if (!ECC_InitSanityCheck()) {
+        return InitError(Untranslated("Elliptic curve cryptography sanity check failure. Aborting."));
+    }
+
+    if (!Random_SanityCheck()) {
+        return InitError(Untranslated("OS cryptographic RNG sanity check failure. Aborting."));
+    }
+
+    if (!ChronoSanityCheck()) {
+        return InitError(Untranslated("Clock epoch mismatch. Aborting."));
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/checks.h b/src/kernel/checks.h
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+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H
+#define BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H
+
+namespace kernel {
+
+struct Context;
+
+/**
+ *  Ensure a usable environment with all necessary library support.
+ */
+bool SanityChecks(const Context&);
+
+}
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H