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Version: 3.1

Key

Description

Creates a new keypair and prints the public and private keys

Usage

Usage: cleos create key [OPTIONS]

Options:
-h,--help Print this help message and exit
--r1 Generate a key using the R1 curve (iPhone), instead of the K1 curve (Bitcoin)
-f,--file TEXT Name of file to write private/public key output to. (Must be set, unless "--to-console" is passed
--to-console Print private/public keys to console.

Command

cleos create key -f passwd

Output

Private key: 5KCkcSxYKZfh5Cr8CCunS2PiUKzNZLhtfBjudaUnad3PDargFQo
Public key: EOS5uHeBsURAT6bBXNtvwKtWaiDSDJSdSmc96rHVws5M1qqVCkAm6