plugeth/cmd/ethkey
Martin Holst Swende 233db64cc1
all: make vendored copy of reexec (#28382)
a little copying is better than a little dependency

-- go proverb

We have this dependency on docker, a.k.a moby: a gigantic library, and we only need ~70 LOC,
so here I tried moving it inline instead.

Co-authored-by: Felix Lange <fjl@twurst.com>
2023-10-28 00:14:43 +02:00
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changepassword.go cmd: migrate to urfave/cli/v2 (#24751) 2022-06-27 18:22:36 +02:00
generate.go cmd: migrate to urfave/cli/v2 (#24751) 2022-06-27 18:22:36 +02:00
inspect.go cmd: migrate to urfave/cli/v2 (#24751) 2022-06-27 18:22:36 +02:00
main.go internal/version: use gitCommit injection in version handling code (#25851) 2022-09-23 14:08:25 +02:00
message_test.go all: use T.TempDir to create temporary test directories (#24633) 2022-04-08 15:44:55 +02:00
message.go cmd: migrate to urfave/cli/v2 (#24751) 2022-06-27 18:22:36 +02:00
README.md all: replace passPHRASE with passWORD in user interactions (#19932) 2019-08-12 12:00:38 +03:00
run_test.go all: make vendored copy of reexec (#28382) 2023-10-28 00:14:43 +02:00
utils.go cmd: migrate to urfave/cli/v2 (#24751) 2022-06-27 18:22:36 +02:00

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 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 that contains the password.

JSON

In case you need to output the result in a JSON format, you shall by using the --json flag.