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Miden Virtual Machine

Miden Virtual Machine is a Rust-based zero-knowledge virtual machine that executes programs and generates STARK proofs of execution for independent verification.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when a project needs program execution paired with independently verifiable STARK proofs and can accommodate Rust-based, self-hosted infrastructure.

Who it is for

  • Blockchain developers building verifiable-computation infrastructure.
  • Rust developers working on zero-knowledge applications.
  • Teams creating self-hosted cryptographic services or application components.

Documented uses

  • Execute programs with zero-knowledge proof generation.
  • Let others verify execution without re-executing the program or knowing its contents.
  • Connect execution to external data through customizable hosts.
  • Extend VM programs with libraries, nondeterministic inputs and precompiles.
  • Compile the Rust implementation to supported WebAssembly targets.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The repository is publicly accessible and open source under the Apache-2.0 license. The project identifies Linux, macOS, Windows, server and self-hosted environments as supported platform contexts.

  • Proof generation is built into the execution model, allowing verification without rerunning the program.
  • Plonky3 is used as the proving system, with project-specific modifications.
  • Custom hosts can connect execution to databases, RPC calls and other external data sources.
  • The VM includes both a trace-generating processor for proof generation and a fast processor for testing and debugging.
  • The project is alpha-stage, unaudited and explicitly not ready for production use.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up a Rust project around Miden Virtual Machine

Prepare a development environment to use the Miden VM crate.

Before you start

  • Rust compiler version 1.96 or newer.
  • A Rust development environment.
  • The Miden VM repository or crate documentation.

Steps

  1. Install Rust 1.96 or newer.

  2. Review the Miden VM documentation and repository instructions.

  3. Start with the miden-vm crate identified by the project documentation.

  4. Choose standard Rust compilation or one of the officially supported no-std WebAssembly targets when applicable.

Expected outcome

A Rust-based project is prepared to work with Miden Virtual Machine and its documented execution and proof-generation components.

Guide limitations

  • The repository describes the project as alpha-stage and not ready for production use.
  • The project may introduce breaking changes to VM internals and external interfaces.
  • For no-std compilation, only wasm32-unknown-unknown and wasm32-wasip1 are officially supported.
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