December 8, 2021
PKC Version 1.0 Release
What happens when you combine Wikipedia + Git SCM + Containers + OpenTimestamps + Web3.0?
You get a Personal Knowledge Container (PKC) a.k.a. Data Vault (DV) to govern your data and enable you to begin your journey towards digital sovereignty. With the first alpha release of PKC we invite you to explore the possibilities of digital sovereignty and data democratization by creating your own personal DV, cryptographically secured and capable of running both online and off.
We at inblock.io assets GmbH worked hard from April 2021 to early December 2021 to bring you this first, free and open source, alpha-quality preview release so that you may begin exploring the potential of what it means to truly own your own data.
Introducing Two Complementary Tools
- micro-PKC - A simple command line tool to start, stop and backup your PKC.
- Data Accounting - Companion library for intelligent data verification and signing.
Using these two tools in combination allows you to create your very own Data Vault so that you may begin experimenting with the concept of sovereign data in combination with the ability to leverage existing distributed-ledger technology to undeniably prove the data you possess not only belongs to you, but also when it came into existence and who was there to witness the event.
Key Components
Micro PKC
An easy way to deploy a Personal Knowledge Container to your local machine (Linux, Mac, Windows) or on a web server. Inside the bundled services, it features MediaWiki 1.37.0 with advanced Web3.0 concepts for time-stamping and signing.
Data Accounting Extension
A MediaWiki extension offering notary and data accounting services within Micro PKC. Content and metadata is immutably secured by hash-chains, which can be witnessed and entangled with cryptographic signatures.
VerifyPage Chrome Extension
A Chrome Extension to verify pages of a Micro PKC instance, providing instant visual feedback on data integrity.