archon

Archon Documentation

Archon is a decentralized identity protocol implementing the W3C-compliant did:cid scheme.

Protocol

• White Paper — full protocol specification (v1.1)
• DID Scheme — the did:cid method specification
• Sidetree and Archon Comparison — deep dive on Archon’s Sidetree lineage and design differences
• did:cid Technical Presentation — slide outline, speaker notes, and prep checklist
• Gatekeeper Resolution Infographic — visual brief for operation import and DID document replay

Operations

• Deployment Guide — Docker Compose setup from core node to full Lightning stack
• Runtime Docker Architecture — Mermaid diagrams of the live container topology
• Nginx Reverse Proxy — example config for production

Lightning

• Lightning Zap Sequence — DID-to-DID and LUD-16 payment flows
• Lightning Wallet Design — wallet architecture and LNbits integration

Service Specifications

See services/ for the full index of language-agnostic contracts that every Archon service must satisfy.

• Core: Gatekeeper, Keymaster, Drawbridge, Herald
• Anchoring mediators (paired with a wallet service): Satoshi, Ethereum, Solana, Zcash
• P2P: Hyperswarm
• Storage (pin queue): Filecoin, Pinning
• Payments: Lightning

API Reference

• Gatekeeper API — browsable reference (raw OpenAPI)
• Keymaster API — browsable reference (raw OpenAPI)

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