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Create an EOS Ledger hardware wallet account

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c1pca edited this page Sep 3, 2018 · 3 revisions

EOS, unlike other cryptocurrencies, requires personal accounts. Accordingly, to perform any actions, you need to have one. To create an account, you need to retrieve Public Key from the Ledger device. To do that, follow this steps:

  1. Connect and unlock your device with your PIN code.
  2. Open the Fairy Wallet app.
  3. Connect to EOS network entering one of the listed endpoints.

  1. Create account window will appear. To create an account, retrieve a public key from the device by clicking on the key icon.

  1. The “Get Public Key” window will appear. Press Verify to start a public key verification process.

  1. Match the key displayed on the device with the key displayed on the screen and press a right button on the device to confirm.

  1. Press COPY TO CLIPBOARD button to go next.

  1. This screen provides a Create Account functionality directly from https://create-eos-account-for.me service developed by Lecko(Taewoong La).

Go through the payment process and create your personal account. Make sure that the Owner's Public Key and the Active Public Key match the Public key retrieved from a Ledger device. Choose a payment method and proceed to payment. When an account is created press LOGIN at the bottom of the screen.

NOTE: This solution is optional, You can use any other existing services to create an account. The primary requirement is to use public key retrieved from the device. Here is the list of other available services:

  1. Click on the account name to enter.

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