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Deploy document store or OCSP

For first-time users, it's recommended to skip this article and read the next one.

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  • It is optional to deploy either document store or OCSP responder. Perform this task only if you need to revoke documents.
  • If you need to choose from document store and OCSP responder, see the differences between revocation methods in this article.

Deploying Document Store​

Important: If you have run the Ethereum method and created a document store, it is technically possible to use the same document store as a revocation store for DID. However, the resulting revocation list will be shared between these two methods.

The document store is a smart contract on the Ethereum network that records the issuance and revocation status of OA documents. In this guide, you will deploy a document store smart contract on the Ethereum Sepolia network, which is a test network that does not require actual ethers for transactions.

Running the deploy document-store command​

You will use the wallet created in the previous step.

open-attestation deploy document-store "DID document store" --network sepolia --encrypted-wallet-path wallet.json

You will be prompted for the password that you used while creating the wallet.

Getting the response​

Once your document store smart contract has been successfully deployed, you will see the success message with the document store address.

ℹ  info      Deploying document store DID document store
? Wallet password [hidden]
…  awaiting  Decrypting Wallet [====================] [100/100%]
ℹ  info      Wallet successfully decrypted
...
✔  success   Document store DID document store deployed at 0x3AaeBb82BbF0513B422532953724C33504E5b157
ℹ  info      Find more details at https://sepolia.etherscan.io/address/0x3AaeBb82BbF0513B422532953724C33504E5b157

Saving the document store address​

In the example above, the document store address is 0x3AaeBb82BbF0513B422532953724C33504E5b157.

Please do not use the Transaction ID in the response.

Important: Save the document store address somewhere. You will need this address later to complete the tutorial.

Deploying OCSP responder​

A reference implementation for deploying the OCSP responder is available at this repository on GitHub.

Note: Other implementations will also be recognized by verifiers, as long as they adhere to the request/response format required by the OpenAttestation framework.