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Steven Roose 13af276418 cmd/ethkey: add command to change key passphrase (#16516 ) This change introduces ethkey changepassphrase <keyfile> to change the passphrase of a key file.		2018-06-08 15:07:07 +02:00
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inspect.go	cmd/ethkey: add command to change key passphrase (#16516 )	2018-06-08 15:07:07 +02:00
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README.md
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utils.go	cmd/ethkey: add command to change key passphrase (#16516 )	2018-06-08 15:07:07 +02:00

README.md

ethkey

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 the private 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 sign <keyfile> <message/file>`

Sign the message with a keyfile. It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.

`ethkey verify <address> <signature> <message/file>`

Verify the signature of the message. It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.

Passphrases

For every command that uses a keyfile, you will be prompted to provide the passphrase for decrypting the keyfile. To avoid this message, it is possible to pass the passphrase by using the --passphrase flag pointing to a file that contains the passphrase.