Public Key Name System Framework

This is the Public Key Name System Framework designed as a Public Key Exchange for both centralised and peer-to-peer services. It comes pre-built with useful and powerful CLI tools.

Installation

From source

To install from source use the following command, make sure you have setuptools>=50.0.0

python3 seutp.py install

To install from PyPI

pip3 install pkns

Using the PKNS_Table API

The PKNS_Table API is the core for the PKNS Local Services found in the pknscore

from pkns.pknscore import PKNS_Table
new_table = PKNS_Table(PATH_TO_A_TABLE_DIR)

PATH_TO_A_TABLE can be a path to an existing table directory or a new table directory, defaults to ~/.pkns. The API provides all basic table operations.

Using the PKNS_Server API

The PKNS_Server API is the core of PKNS Network Services found in the pknscore. It provides the correct server handling and configuration for a hosted PKNS Services. The PKNS service runs on the default port 6300 . It is capable to handle multiple clients and process multiple requests and can be safely daemonized.

from pkns.pknscore import PKNS_Server
server = PKNS_Server(IP_ADDR, PORT, PATH_TO_A_TABLE_DIR)

IP_ADDR is the IP Address to use for the server, defaults to 0.0.0.0, PORT is the port to be used for the server, defaults to 6300, PATH_TO_A_TABLE can be a path to an existing table directory or a new table directory, defaults to ~/.pkns.

Query Syntax

PKNS Query is used for better integration of centralised servers. The query follows a fixed Syntax

pkns://HOST_SERVER[:PORT][/PEERGROUP][/USER]

CLI Tools

CLI Tools help manage the PKNS Tables and Servers easily, they also include useful functions.

Local Table Manager tabman

Managing Local Tables

$ pkns tabman
Usage: pkns tabman [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  PKNS Table Manager

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  add-peergroup     Add/Create a Peergroup
  add-user          Add Users to a Peergroup
  del-peergroup     Delete/Leave a Peergroup
  del-user          Remove Users from a Peergroup
  get-peergroup     Get Info of a Peergroup
  get-user          Get Users Info from a Peergroup
  rename-peergroup  Rename a Peergroup
  rename-user       Rename a User from a Peergroup

Server Manager server

Server Utilities

$ pkns server
Usage: pkns server [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  PKNS Server Manager

Options:
  -i, --host TEXT     IP Address to bind  [default: 0.0.0.0]
  -p, --port INTEGER  Port to bind  [default: 6300]
  --help              Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  restart  Restart PKNS Server
  start    Start the PKNS Server
  status   PKNS Server Status
  stop     Stop the PKNS Server

Other utilities

Ping

Ping a Local or Remote Server

$ pkns ping --help
Usage: pkns ping [OPTIONS] [ADDRESS]

  PKNS Ping

Options:
  -n, --nop INTEGER  Number of Pings to send
  --help             Show this message and exit.

Query

Query Local or Remote Server

$ pkns query --help
Usage: pkns query [OPTIONS] QUERY

  PKNS Query

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Sync

Sync to Local or Remote Server

$ pkns sync --help
Usage: pkns sync [OPTIONS] [ADDRESS]

  PKNS Sync

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.