Create a Key Pair

Prerequisites

• Install the currently supported version of clio

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| The clio tool is bundled with the Wire software. Installing Wire Core will also install the clio tool.

REMINDER

The install process sets up the wallet for the root user. To interact with clio, ensure you are on the root user. Run sudo su - to switch to the root user.

• Understand public and private key.

Commands

• To create a keypair and print the result to the console, run:

clio create key --to-console

Private key: 5KPzrqNMJdr6AX6abKg*******************************cH
Public key: SYS4wSiQ2jbYGrqiiKCm8oWR88NYoqnmK4nNL1RCtSQeSFkGtqsNc

• To create a keypair and save it to a file, run:

clio create key --file FILE_TO_SAVEKEY

Saving keys to pw.txt