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zarb key

zarb key is a simple command-line tool to work with zarb key files.

Usage

Generate new key

Generate new key file. This key file is encrypted with the password you provide while creating a new account.

Example:

zarb key generate

Recovering a key

You can recover a key if you have the seed phrase and passphrase.

Example:

zarb key recover

Inspect KeyFile

Print various information about the given key file. Private key information can be printed using the -e flag. Make sure you use this feature with great caution.

Example:

zarb key inspect <PATH_TO_KEYFILE>
zarb key inspect -e <PATH_TO_KEYFILE>

Signing a message

Signs the message with the private key. User can directly specify the private key to sign the message or specify the a key file and password to decrypt the private key and sign the message.

Example:

zarb key sign -m hello -k <PATH_TO_KEYFILE>

Verifying signature

Verify the signature of a message.

Example:

zarb key verify -m hello <PUBLIC_KEY> <SIGNATURE>

Change KeyFile password

Change the password of the key file which is used for encryption and decryption.

Example:

zarb key change-auth <PATH_TO_KEYFILE>

Documentation

Index

• func ChangeAuth() func(c *cli.Cmd)
• func Generate() func(c *cli.Cmd)
• func Inspect() func(c *cli.Cmd)
• func Recover() func(c *cli.Cmd)
• func Sign() func(c *cli.Cmd)
• func Verify() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Functions

func ChangeAuth

func ChangeAuth() func(c *cli.Cmd)

ChangeAuth changes the passphrase of the key file

func Generate

func Generate() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Generate creates a new keyfile and stores the keyfile in the disk

func Inspect

func Inspect() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Inspect displays various information of the keyfile

func Recover

func Recover() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Recover tries to recover a key from the seed

func Sign

func Sign() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Sign the message with the private key and returns the signature

func Verify

func Verify() func(c *cli.Cmd)

Verify the signature of the signed message