# π ETH.id - Zero-Knowledge Document Verification CLI
A high-performance Rust CLI that uses Zero-Knowledge Proofs and LLMs to answer yes/no questions about documents **without ever exposing the original document content**.
**The document never leaves your machine.**
## π― What It Does
ETH.id answers yes/no questions about your documents using a combination of:
- **Zero-Knowledge Proofs** for deterministic claims (age, amounts, dates)
- **LLMs** for semantic understanding (signatures, clauses, context)
**Example Questions:**
- "Is this person over 18 years old?" β `true`
- "Does the CPF match 123.456.789-00?" β `true`
- "Was this document issued in the last 90 days?" β `false`
- "Is the income above R$ 5,000?" β `true`
- "Is this document signed by both parties?" β `true`
## β¨ Key Features
- **π Privacy-First**: Document never leaves your machine
- **π§ Smart Filtering**: Only minimal, claim-relevant data is processed
- **π Zero-Knowledge**: Mathematical proofs for deterministic claims
- **π€ LLM Support**: Claude, OpenAI, or Ollama (offline)
- **π Audit Trail**: Complete history with hashes only
- **π Attestations**: Cryptographic proof bundles
- **π Fast**: Rust performance with async processing
- **π§ CLI-First**: Simple, powerful command-line interface
## π Quick Start
### Prerequisites
- Rust 1.70+ (install from [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs))
- OpenAI API key
### Installation
```bash
# Clone or navigate to the project
cd ethid
# Copy environment template
cp .env.example .env
# Add your OpenAI API key to .env
echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here" > .env
# Build the project
cargo build --release
# Run the server
cargo run --release
```
The server will start on `http://localhost:3000`
## π‘ API Usage
### Single Verification
**Endpoint**: `POST /api/v1/verify`
**Request**:
```json
{
"document_base64": "base64_encoded_document",
"document_mime_type": "application/pdf",
"questions": [
"Is this person over 18 years old?",
"Does the CPF match 123.456.789-00?",
"Is this a valid government ID?"
]
}
```
**Response**:
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"session_id": "uuid-v4",
"answers": [
{
"question": "Is this person over 18 years old?",
"answer": true,
"confidence": 0.95,
"reasoning": "Birth date shows person was born in 1990"
}
],
"document_hash": "sha256_hash",
"timestamp": "2026-02-24T15:30:00Z",
"processing_time_ms": 1234
}
}
```
### Batch Verification
**Endpoint**: `POST /api/v1/verify/batch`
**Request**:
```json
{
"verifications": [
{
"document_base64": "...",
"document_mime_type": "application/pdf",
"questions": ["Question 1", "Question 2"]
},
{
"document_base64": "...",
"document_mime_type": "image/jpeg",
"questions": ["Question 3"]
}
]
}
```
## π Security Features
### Zero-Knowledge Architecture
1. **No Persistent Storage**: Documents are processed entirely in-memory
2. **Automatic Cleanup**: Secure memory wiping after processing
3. **Hash-Only Logging**: Only SHA-256 hashes are logged, never content
4. **Encryption**: All sensitive data encrypted with AES-256-GCM
5. **Session Isolation**: Each request gets a unique session ID
### Privacy Guarantees
- β
Documents never written to disk
- β
No database storage of document content
- β
LLM receives document content but only returns boolean answers
- β
Audit logs contain only hashes and metadata
- β
Automatic memory cleanup on drop
## π§ͺ Example Use Cases
### Age Verification
```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/verify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"document_base64": "...",
"document_mime_type": "application/pdf",
"questions": ["Is this person over 18 years old?"]
}'
```
### CPF Validation
```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/verify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"document_base64": "...",
"document_mime_type": "image/jpeg",
"questions": ["Does the CPF match 123.456.789-00?"]
}'
```
### Document Authenticity
```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/verify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"document_base64": "...",
"document_mime_type": "application/pdf",
"questions": [
"Is this a valid government-issued ID?",
"Does the document contain a photo?",
"Is the document expired?"
]
}'
```
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## π¦ Modules
- **`api`**: HTTP endpoints and request/response handling
- **`document`**: PDF/image parsing and text extraction
- **`llm`**: OpenAI integration for question answering
- **`security`**: Encryption, hashing, and secure memory
- **`verification`**: Core verification orchestration
- **`error`**: Error types and handling
## π οΈ Development
### Run in Development Mode
```bash
cargo run
```
### Run Tests
```bash
cargo test
```
### Build for Production
```bash
cargo build --release
```
### Enable OCR (Optional)
```bash
cargo build --features ocr
```
## π Performance
- **Document Processing**: ~100-500ms (depending on size)
- **LLM Query**: ~1-3s per question
- **Memory Usage**: ~50MB base + document size
- **Concurrent Requests**: Supports async/await with Tokio
## π§ Configuration
Environment variables:
- `OPENAI_API_KEY`: Your OpenAI API key (required)
- `RUST_LOG`: Logging level (default: `zkid_verifier=debug`)
- `SERVER_PORT`: Server port (default: 3000)
## π€ Contributing
This is a production-grade zero-knowledge verification system. Contributions should maintain:
1. Zero-knowledge guarantees
2. Memory safety
3. Security best practices
4. Performance standards
## π License
MIT License - See LICENSE file for details
## β οΈ Important Notes
- **API Key Security**: Never commit your `.env` file
- **Production Use**: Use HTTPS in production
- **Rate Limiting**: Implement rate limiting for production deployments
- **LLM Costs**: Each verification uses OpenAI API credits
- **Document Size**: Max 10MB per document
## π― Roadmap
- [ ] Support for more document formats (DOCX, etc.)
- [ ] OCR integration for scanned documents
- [ ] Multi-language support
- [ ] Custom LLM provider support (Anthropic, local models)
- [ ] WebSocket support for real-time verification
- [ ] Prometheus metrics
- [ ] Docker container
- [ ] Kubernetes deployment manifests