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ethkey is a simple command-line tool for working with Ethereum keyfiles.
Usage
ethkey generate
Generate a new keyfile.
If you want to use an existing private key to use in the keyfile, it can be
specified by setting
--privatekey
with the location of the file containing theprivate key.
ethkey inspect <keyfile>
Print various information about the keyfile.
Private key information can be printed by using the
--private
flag;make sure to use this feature with great caution!
ethkey signmessage <keyfile> <message/file>
Sign the message with a keyfile.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.
To sign a message contained in a file, use the
--msgfile
flag.ethkey verifymessage <address> <signature> <message/file>
Verify the signature of the message.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.
To sign a message contained in a file, use the --msgfile flag.
ethkey changepassword <keyfile>
Change the password of a keyfile.
use the
--newpasswordfile
to point to the new password file.Passwords
For every command that uses a keyfile, you will be prompted to provide the
password for decrypting the keyfile. To avoid this message, it is possible
to pass the password by using the
--passwordfile
flag pointing to a file thatcontains the password.
JSON
In case you need to output the result in a JSON format, you shall use the
--json
flag.method to generate the following output for the same type of code as the previous version