Po8 Network | Post-Quantum Privacy Protocol

Prerequisites

System Requirements

Before running a Po8 node, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements for your intended role.

Validator Node

HardwareMac Studio M2/M3 Ultra

Memory128 GB+ Unified Memory

Storage1 TB+ NVMe SSD

Network100 Mbps+ symmetric

Full consensus participation + Mixnet relay + mining

Miner Node

HardwareMacBook Pro M-Series Max

Memory64 GB+ Unified Memory

Storage500 GB+ SSD

Network50 Mbps+

TensorChain mining + light node

Edge Miner

HardwareKneron KL720 USB

HostAny x86/ARM system

Memory8 GB+ host RAM

Network10 Mbps+

Sharded mining pool participation

Installation

Node Setup

1. Install Dependencies

Ensure you have Rust and the required build tools installed.

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
 
# macOS: Install Xcode Command Line Tools
xcode-select --install
 
# Install liboqs dependencies
brew install cmake ninja openssl

2. Clone and Build

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/po8-network/po8-core.git
cd po8-core
 
# Build all components
cargo build --release
 
# Verify installation
./target/release/po8-node --version

3. Generate Keys

Generate your ML-DSA keypair for validator identity.

# Generate validator keys
./target/release/po8-node keys generate --output ~/.po8/keys
 
# This creates:
# - validator.ml-dsa.pub (1,952 bytes public key)
# - validator.ml-dsa.sec (encrypted secret key)
# - node.ml-kem.pub (1,184 bytes for P2P encryption)

4. Configure Node

# Copy example config
cp config.example.toml ~/.po8/config.toml
 
# Edit configuration
nano ~/.po8/config.toml

Key Configuration Options

[network]

P2P settings, persistent peers, listen addresses

[consensus]

Block time (60s default), validator set

[mining]

TensorChain matrix size, NPU backend selection

[privacy]

Mixnet relay settings, cover traffic rate

Running

Start Your Node

Start as Full Node

# Start the node
./target/release/po8-node start \
  --config ~/.po8/config.toml \
  --data-dir ~/.po8/data
 
# With logging
RUST_LOG=info ./target/release/po8-node start

Start as Validator

# Register as validator (requires stake)
./target/release/po8-node validator register \
  --stake 1000 \
  --pubkey ~/.po8/keys/validator.ml-dsa.pub
 
# Start with validator mode
./target/release/po8-node start --validator

Start Mining

# Start TensorChain miner (Apple Silicon)
./target/release/tensor-miner \
  --node http://localhost:26657 \
  --backend mlx \
  --threads auto
 
# For Kneron accelerator
./target/release/tensor-miner \
  --backend kneron \
  --device /dev/kneron0

Wallet

Wallet Setup

Chrome Extension Wallet

The Po8 wallet is available as a Chrome extension with full ML-DSA signing support.

1

Install Extension

Download from Chrome Web Store or build from source.

2

Create or Import Wallet

Generate a new ML-DSA keypair or import existing seed.

3

Backup Recovery Phrase

Store your 24-word recovery phrase securely offline.

4

Connect to dApps

The wallet injects a Web3-compatible provider with PQC support.

Ledger Hardware Wallet

For maximum security, use a Ledger device with the Po8 app.

Ledger Features

The Po8 Ledger app implements memory-optimized ML-DSA signing:

Just-in-time key regeneration from 32-byte seed
Flash streaming for large public parameters
WYSIWYS (What You See Is What You Sign) transaction parsing
Blind signing protection via custom ABI decoder

Verification

Verify Your Setup

Node Syncing

Check sync status with the network

po8-node status

Peer Connections

Verify P2P connections are established

po8-node peers list

Key Verification

Confirm your keys are properly loaded

po8-node keys verify

Mining Status

Check TensorChain mining is active

tensor-miner status

Getting Started