Generating keys
First, you should register a stake pool using the following command:
Generating the artifacts
You will now need to generate all the following artifacts:
| payment verification key |
| payment signing key |
| funded address linked to |
| staking verification key |
| staking signing key |
| registered stake address |
| cold signing key |
| cold verification key |
| KES signing key |
| KES verification key |
| VRF signing key |
| VRF verification key |
| operational certificate |
| issue counter |
metadata url | |
metadata hash |
Payment and stake key pairs
WE WILL GENERATE KEYS IN OUR AIR-GAPPED MACHINE.
Payment and stake keys
Generate payment keys:
Generate stake keys:
Generate the payment address:
REQUEST FUNDS FROM THE FAUCET
Cold keys
Key evolving signature (KES) keys
Verifiable random function (VRF) keys
Upload keys to the block-producing node
On the Block producer, run:
Use a USB drive to bring kes.skey vrf.skey
and opcert.cert
to your working machine and from there, upload:
DO NOT COPY COLD KEYS OR PAYMENT KEYS TO THE BLOCK PRODUCER OR RELAY NODES.
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