pidx-node

Point Identity Network Overview

The Point Identity Network is a permissioned blockchain specifically designed for managing digital identities and access rights. It empowers individuals to regain control over their personal data and online interactions by offering:

• Scalability: Handles a growing number of use cases and participants efficiently.
• Interoperability: Ensures seamless integration across different platforms and ecosystems.
• Security: Provides a trusted and tamper-proof Verifiable Data Registry (VDR) for implementing Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) solutions.

Key Features

• Built on Cosmos-SDK: Leverages the Cosmos-SDK framework to ensure high performance, modularity, and a robust architecture.
• W3C Compliance: Fully compatible with W3C Decentralized Identifier (DID) standards, enabling trusted and standards-aligned digital identity solutions.

The Point Identity Network is a foundational technology for building decentralized, user-centric digital ecosystems, emphasizing privacy, transparency, and control.

Features

• Register, Update and Deactivate DID Documents
• Store/Update Credential Schema
• Store/Update status of a Verifiable Credential
• Stake $PIDX tokens
• Submit Governance Proposals
• Transfer $PIDX tokens within and across different Tendermint-based blockchains using IBC
• Deploy CosmWasm Smart Contracts

Prerequisite

Following are the prerequisites that needs to be installed:

• Golang (Installation Guide: https://go.dev/doc/install) (version: 1.21)
• make
• jq

Get started

Local Binary

1. Clone this repository and install the binary:

   git clone https://github.com/pointidentity/pidx-node.git
   cd pidx-node
   make install
   

The binary pidx-noded is usually generated in $HOME/go/bin directory. Run pidx-noded --help to explore its functionalities

1. Run the following script to setup a single-node blockchain. Please note that the following script requires jq to be installed.

   bash ./scripts/localnet-single-node/setup.sh
   

2. Start pidx-noded:

   pidx-noded start
   

Docker

To run a single node pidx-node docker container, follow the below steps:

1. Pull the image:

   docker pull ghcr.io/pointidentity/pidx-node:latest
   

2. Run the following:

   docker run --rm -d \
    -p 26657:26657 -p 1317:1317 -p 26656:26656 -p 9090:9090 \
    --name pidx-node-container \
    ghcr.io/pointidentity/pidx-node start
   

Documentation

Please contact support@pointidentity.com for any questions.