signmessage
signmessage "address" "message"
Sign a message with the private key of an address
# Unlock the wallet for 30 seconds
yerbas-cli walletpassphrase "mypassphrase" 30
# Create the signature
yerbas-cli signmessage "XwnLY9Tf7Zsef8gMGL2fhWA9ZmMjt4KPwG" "my message"
# Verify the signature
yerbas-cli verifymessage "XwnLY9Tf7Zsef8gMGL2fhWA9ZmMjt4KPwG" "signature" "my message"
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "address" | (string) | The yerbas address to use for the private key. |
| "message" | (string) | The message to create a signature of. |
Arguments:
1. "address" (string, required) The yerbas address to use for the private key.
2. "message" (string, required) The message to create a signature of.
Output
| Result | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "signature" | (string) | The signature of the message encoded in base 64 |
Result:
"signature" (string) The signature of the message encoded in base 64
Examples
curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "signmessage", "params": ["XwnLY9Tf7Zsef8gMGL2fhWA9ZmMjt4KPwG", "my message"] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:9998/