Requirements

Runtime

You need:

• Java 25 to run paccor
• Downloaded example certificates and manifests if you want to follow the deterministic tutorials with the linked repository-backed inputs

You may also want:

• jq and openssl if you plan to use scripts/pc_certgen.sh
• PowerShell if you plan to use scripts/windows/pc_certgen.ps1

Build-time extras

• .NET 10 is required to build the dotnet/ComponentClassRegistry/ tools from source
• .NET 10 is not required to run already-published or already-built ComponentClassRegistry tools
• Python tooling for MkDocs is only required if you are rebuilding the documentation site locally

Privileges

Some collection flows need elevated privileges:

• Linux: TPM operations, EK retrieval, certain component collection may require root
• Windows: Similar to Linux, the first run of pc_certgen.ps1 typically needs Administrator privileges for the same reasons.

See Collect hardware with the .NET libraries for collection-specific details.