Prometheus Protocol Wiki: Getting Started

Prometheus Protocol Wiki: Getting Started This section is the primary entry point for new developers. It provides a high-level understanding of the protocol's purpose, its core philosophy, and the fundamental concepts required to begin building.

1.1 Overview & Philosophy What is the Prometheus Protocol?

The Prometheus Protocol is a foundational Software Development Kit (SDK) for the EmPower1 Ecosystem. It is not an application, but a set of architectural primitives and cryptographic tools designed to solve the hardest problems in digital trust: sovereign identity, verifiable data, and user-managed consent. It provides the bedrock upon which all future decentralized applications in our ecosystem will be built.

The Problem It Solves

In the current digital landscape, user identity and data are commodities, managed and controlled by centralized platforms. This architecture is inherently fragile, creating single points of failure, compromising user privacy, and stifling true innovation. The Prometheus Protocol is architected to dismantle this paradigm.

Core Principles

Our design is governed by the "Sovereign Key" doctrine, a philosophy built on three pillars:

User Control: The user, and only the user, holds the cryptographic keys to their identity and data. The protocol empowers the user as the absolute authority.

Data Integrity: All data exchanges are verifiable and tamper-evident. The protocol ensures that data is what it claims to be, from who it claims to be from.

Privacy by Design: The system is architected to expose the minimum amount of information necessary for any given interaction. Privacy is not a setting; it is the default state.

1.2 Quick Start Guide This guide will walk you through installing the SDK and creating your first Decentralized Identifier (DID) in less than five minutes.

1. Installation

(This section would contain the specific command for the chosen package manager, e.g., npm install @empower1/prometheus-sdk or pip install prometheus-protocol)

Example installation command

npm install @empower1/prometheus-sdk

2. "Hello, Sovereign World!"

Create a file named create_identity.js and add the following code. This example demonstrates the simplicity of creating a new, cryptographically secure identity.

// Import the core Prometheus module import { Prometheus }d from '@empower1/prometheus-sdk';

// Initialize the core agent const agent = new Prometheus();

async function createSovereignIdentity() { console.log("Architecting new identity...");

// Create a new Decentralized Identifier (DID) const did = await agent.did.create();

console.log("\n--- IDENTITY CREATED ---"); console.log("Decentralized Identifier (DID):", did.id); console.log("DID Document:", JSON.stringify(did.document, null, 2)); console.log("\nThis DID is your sovereign identity on the network. Guard its keys as you would the keys to your home."); }

createSovereignIdentity();

3. Run the Example

Execute the script from your terminal.

node create_identity.js

Output: You will see a newly generated DID and its corresponding DID Document, which acts as its public "business card" on the network. You have just architected your first piece of sovereign identity.

1.3 Core Concepts Familiarize yourself with these fundamental building blocks.

Decentralized Identifier (DID): A globally unique, persistent identifier that you create, you own, and you control. It does not depend on any centralized registry.

DID Document: A public JSON document associated with a DID that contains metadata, such as cryptographic public keys and service endpoints, allowing others to interact with you securely.

Verifiable Credential (VC): A tamper-evident digital credential (like a driver's license or a diploma) issued to your DID by a trusted authority.

Verifiable Presentation (VP): A package of one or more VCs that you create and sign, which you can present to a verifier to prove something about yourself without revealing unnecessary information.

Agent & Wallet: The software (running on your phone or in your browser) that securely stores your private keys and acts on your behalf to create signatures and manage your digital assets.

Shamir's Secret Sharing (SSS): A cryptographic method for splitting a secret (like your master private key) into multiple parts, or "shards." A threshold of these shards is required to reconstruct the secret, providing a robust method for social recovery.