PrivMX is a Zero-Knowledge software – it has no possibility of reading (decrypting) data it transmits and stores.
User’s registration in PrivMX Bridge Contexts requires providing only user’s public key and any textual userId assigned by the application.
As a result, PrivMX communication channels can be easily used in existing applications, with no necessary changes to the authorization system currently in use.
Before you start, make sure you have Docker installed on your machine. If you don't have it yet, you can download it from the official website.
You might also want to use PrivMX Bridge in non dockerized version, which requires more configuration and is recommended for advanced users. In that case, please refer to the official repository
To install Bridge on your machine you can use our CLI.
This will fetch the necessary Docker images, create Access Keys and your first Context. After a successful setup, CLI
will
display all the API keys necessary for connection.
You can create first two users using provided CLI. This can come handy if you want to just test PrivMX in one of our example projects.
Generate keys
In your terminal, generate private-public key pair for your user. The keys must be in WIF format
To learn more about private and public keys, browse our dedicated section
./genKeyPair.sh
Register user
With the keys ready, register userId - public key pair in your Context. Don't forget to replace placeholder values
with the ones created earlier: