Import a Key Pair

Prerequisites

• Install the currently supported version of clio

info

| 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.

Steps

$ clio wallet import
private key: 

Enter your private key. Expected output:

private key: imported private key for: SYS8FBXJUfbANf3xeDWPoJxnip3Ych9HjzLBr1VaXRQFdkVAxwLE7