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SolsticeProtocol
Zero-knowledge identity verification on Solana - Privacy-preserving authentication using Aadhaar infrastructure
What it does
From the project README:
[](https://explorer.solana.com/address/8jrTVUyvHrL5WTWyDoa6PTJRhh3MwbvLZXeGT81YjJjz?cluster=devnet) [](LICENSE) []()
- Original
- Solstice-Protocol/SolsticeProtocol
- SuperStack fork
- Blockchains/SolsticeProtocol @
ed7ec27 - Stars
- 2
- Last push (original)
- 2026-07-27
- Languages
- JavaScript, Rust, TypeScript, PLpgSQL, Circom
- Detected stack
- Anchorweb3.js
- Categories
- Wallets & Identity
- Licence
- MIT
Architecture
31 source files. By extension: .js ×17, .ts ×7, .rs ×7.
| Top-level directory | Source files |
|---|---|
backend | 15 |
contracts | 13 |
circuits | 3 |
On-chain programs: contracts/programs/contracts
Dapp: devnet deploy pending
⏳ Devnet deploy pending — goes live when the devnet wallet is topped up. This fork's own dapp is not deployed yet, so there is no program address or transaction to show. It is queued in dapp-queue.txt; once devnet SOL is available it is deployed, exercised with real devnet transactions, and this section switches to the live dapp at /dapps/solsticeprotocol/. Until then, the lesson and step-by-step guide below are complete, and you can run it locally with the commands below.
Key code, explained
Excerpts chosen automatically where the code uses the most Solana concepts, pinned to the fork's commit.
contracts/programs/contracts/src/instructions.rs L109–131 @ ed7ec27 · MIT · original pub identity: Account<'info, Identity>, #[account(mut)] pub user: Signer<'info>, pub system_program: Program<'info, System>,} /// Close authentication session#[derive(Accounts)]pub struct CloseSession<'info> { #[account( mut, close = user, seeds = [b"session", user.key().as_ref(), &session.session_id], bump = session.bump, has_one = user @ crate::errors::ErrorCode::UnauthorizedAccess )] pub session: Account<'info, Session>, #[account(mut)] pub user: Signer<'info>,}- Line 112
pub user: Signer<'info>,: Requires this account to have signed the transaction. - Line 122
close = user,: Closes the account at the end of the instruction and refunds its lamports. - Line 123
seeds = [b"session", user.key().as_ref(), &session.session_id],: Declares the PDA seeds. Anchor re-derives the address and rejects the account if it doesn't match. - Line 124
bump = session.bump,: Uses the bump seed, the extra byte that pushes the derived address off the ed25519 curve. - Line 125
has_one = user @ crate::errors::ErrorCode::UnauthorizedAccess: Checks that a stored pubkey field matches the passed account.
contracts/programs/contracts/src/lib.rs L121–144 @ ed7ec27 · MIT · original identity.is_verified = false; identity.attributes_verified = 0; msg!("Identity revoked for user: {:?}", ctx.accounts.user.key()); Ok(()) } /// Create authentication session pub fn create_session( ctx: Context<CreateSession>, session_id: [u8; 32], expiry: i64, ) -> Result<()> { let session = &mut ctx.accounts.session; let identity = &ctx.accounts.identity; require!(identity.is_verified, ErrorCode::IdentityNotFound); session.user = ctx.accounts.user.key(); session.session_id = session_id; session.created_at = Clock::get()?.unix_timestamp; session.expires_at = expiry; session.is_active = true; session.bump = ctx.bumps.session; msg!("Session created for user: {:?}", ctx.accounts.user.key());- Line 124
msg!("Identity revoked for user: {:?}", ctx.accounts.user.key());: Logs to the program log, which is visible in explorers and the test output. - Line 136
require!(identity.is_verified, ErrorCode::IdentityNotFound);: An explicit validation that aborts the instruction with an error. - Line 139
session.created_at = Clock::get()?.unix_timestamp;: Reads on-chain time from the Clock sysvar. - Line 142
session.bump = ctx.bumps.session;: Uses the bump seed, the extra byte that pushes the derived address off the ed25519 curve.
contracts/programs/contracts/src/groth16_verifier.rs L13–36 @ ed7ec27 · MIT · original/// /// # Returns/// * `Result<bool>` - True if proof is valid, error otherwisepub fn verify_groth16_proof( proof_bytes: &[u8], public_inputs_bytes: &[u8], attribute_type: u8,) -> Result<bool> { // Select verification key based on attribute type let vk_struct = match attribute_type { 1 => &AGE_PROOF_VK, 2 => &NATIONALITY_PROOF_VK, 4 => &UNIQUENESS_PROOF_VK, _ => return Err(error!(crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidPublicInputs)), }; msg!("Verifying Groth16 proof for attribute type: {}", attribute_type); // Validate input lengths require!(proof_bytes.len() == 256, crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidProof); require!(!public_inputs_bytes.is_empty(), crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidPublicInputs); require!(public_inputs_bytes.len() % 32 == 0, crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidPublicInputs); let num_inputs = public_inputs_bytes.len() / 32;- Line 29
msg!("Verifying Groth16 proof for attribute type: {}", attribute_type);: Logs to the program log, which is visible in explorers and the test output. - Line 32
require!(proof_bytes.len() == 256, crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidProof);: An explicit validation that aborts the instruction with an error.
contracts/programs/contracts/src/compression.rs L121–143 @ ed7ec27 · MIT · original // nullifier = Poseidon(identity_commitment || secret) // This matches the circuit implementation: component nullifier = Poseidon(2) let nullifier = poseidon_hash(&[ identity_commitment, secret ])?; msg!("Generated Poseidon nullifier for Sybil resistance"); Ok(nullifier)} /// Decompress identity data for verification/// This proves ownership of compressed data without revealing the full datapub fn verify_compressed_identity( _compressed_identity: &CompressedIdentity, proof: &[u8],) -> Result<bool> { // Verify that the compressed state matches the Merkle root // This uses a ZK proof to verify inclusion without revealing the data require!(proof.len() > 0, crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidProof);- Line 129
msg!("Generated Poseidon nullifier for Sybil resistance");: Logs to the program log, which is visible in explorers and the test output. - Line 143
require!(proof.len() > 0, crate::errors::ErrorCode::InvalidProof);: An explicit validation that aborts the instruction with an error.
How to run, build and test
These commands come from the repo's own manifests (package.json scripts, Anchor.toml, Cargo, go.mod, Makefile). Check the README for prerequisites and environment variables.
| Directory | Command | Runs |
|---|---|---|
contracts | npm run lint | prettier */*.js "*/**/*{.js,.ts}" --check |
backend | npm run dev | nodemon src/index.js |
backend | npm run start | node src/index.js |
backend | npm run test | echo "Error: no test specified" && exit 1 |
circuits | npm run build | mkdir -p build && npm run compile:all && npm run setup:all && npm run export:vkeys |
contracts | anchor build | compile programs and generate IDLs |
contracts | anchor test | local validator + test suite |
contracts | anchor run test | yarn run ts-mocha -p ./tsconfig.json -t 1000000 tests/**/*.ts |
What you could build from it
- Fork the SuperStack copy and extend it within the Wallets & Identity gaps listed on the idea page.
- Learn the pattern first: Building and sending transactions from a client
- Learn the pattern first: Program Derived Addresses (PDAs)