wilsonianb / validator-keys-tool

Generate master and ephemeral rippled validator keys

validator-keys-tool

Rippled validator key generation tool

Table of contents

• Dependencies
  • ripple-libpp submodule
  • Other dependencies
• Build and run
• Guide

Dependencies

ripple-libpp submodule

This includes a git submodule to the ripple-libpp source code, which is not cloned by default. To get the ripple-libpp source, either clone this repository using

$ git clone --recursive <location>

or after cloning, run the following commands

$ git submodule update --init --recursive

Other dependencies

• C++14 or greater
• Boost
• OpenSSL
• cmake

Build and run

For linux and other unix-like OSes, run the following commands:

$ cd ${YOUR_VALIDATOR_KEYS_TOOL_DIRECTORY}
$ mkdir -p build/gcc.debug
$ cd build/gcc.debug
$ cmake ../..
$ cmake --build .
$ ./validator-keys

For 64-bit Windows, open a MSBuild Command Prompt for Visual Studio and run the following commands:

> cd %YOUR_VALIDATOR_KEYS_TOOL_DIRECTORY%
> mkdir build
> cd build
> cmake -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ..
> cmake --build .
> .\Debug\validator-keys.exe

32-bit Windows builds are not officially supported.

Guide

Validator Keys Tool Guide