IOSL SS 2017: BCIDM

Identity Management via Blockchain

The aim of this project is to build a blockchain-based, distributed system for self-asserted identities for Distributed Online Social Networks (DOSN) in the Sonic ecosystem.

Project structure

The project has to main folders:

• nodeClient: contains the code of the client
• src: contains the code of the GSLS server

How to run the project

The steps in order to run the project are described in the list below:

• Run the blockchain client (geth)
• Run the GSLS server
• Run the desktop client

1. Run the blockchain client

In order to run the client, geth is needed.

The command is the following:

geth --fast --cache=512 --rpcapi personal,db,eth,net,web3 --rpc --testnet console

This command should be specified in the terminal and connects to an Ethereum blockchain test node. The command opens also a console to interact directily with the blockchain client.

2. Run the server

1. Open the project on an editor such as Intellij IDEA or Eclipse.
2. Run the project inside the editor

3. Run the desktop client

1. From the terminal, go to the nodeClient repository.

2. Run the following:

   npm install

3. Then run:

   npm start

How to test the application

Once you run npm start a window will open.

You will asked to provide a keystore.json file and a password.

You can use the default keystore called default_key_store.json inside the nodeClient/test/client folder.

The password is 12345678