How to create edesk private key using javascript libs

Question

I'm using sotez, but I don't know how to convert edsk to edesk like tezos-client.

var mnemonic = crypto.generateMnemonic();
crypto.generateKeys(mnemonic, pass).then(function (data) { /* data.sk prefix is edsk, not edesk */ }

Any solutions?

I'm not sure if I understand your question. I think that the prefix of tezos-client private keys are also edsk. — arvidj, Dec 16, 2019 at 13:03
Thank you for your comment. I remember that it was edsk before. Now I need a password when I do gen key. — tezos_tacos, Dec 16, 2019 at 13:18
Ah, I see. edesk keys are encrypted, password-protected, edsk keys. With tezos-client, edsk is generated by gen keys. To generate edsk, do gen keys --encrypted. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do this with sotez. Try posting an issue on their github page: github.com/AndrewKishino/sotez/issues — arvidj, Dec 16, 2019 at 13:56

AKISH · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-02 09:28:42Z

0

You can do this with [email protected]. There is a new method cryptoUtils.encryptSecretKey(secretKey, password) which encrypts secret keys into the 'esk' format. https://github.com/AndrewKishino/sotez/wiki/Documentation#encryptsecretkey

answered Feb 2, 2021 at 9:28

AKISH

4212 silver badges4 bronze badges

Add a comment |

1 Answer 1