Cardano · Schema
Signer
Signer represents a signing participant in the network
BlockchainCryptocurrencyProof of StakeSmart ContractsWeb3
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| party_id | string | The unique identifier of the signer |
| verification_key | string | The public key used to authenticate signer signature |
| verification_key_signature | string | The signature of the verification_key (signed by the Cardano node KES secret key) |
| operational_certificate | string | The operational certificate of the stake pool operator attached to the signer node |
| kes_period | integer | The number of updates of the KES secret key that signed the verification key |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://cardano.blockfrost.io/schema/Signer",
"title": "Signer",
"description": "Signer represents a signing participant in the network",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"required": [
"party_id",
"verification_key"
],
"properties": {
"party_id": {
"description": "The unique identifier of the signer",
"type": "string"
},
"verification_key": {
"description": "The public key used to authenticate signer signature",
"type": "string",
"format": "byte"
},
"verification_key_signature": {
"description": "The signature of the verification_key (signed by the Cardano node KES secret key)",
"type": "string",
"format": "byte"
},
"operational_certificate": {
"description": "The operational certificate of the stake pool operator attached to the signer node",
"type": "string",
"format": "byte"
},
"kes_period": {
"description": "The number of updates of the KES secret key that signed the verification key",
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64"
}
},
"example": {
"party_id": "1234567890",
"verification_key": "7b12766b223a5c342b39302c32392c39392c39382c3131313138342c32252c32352c31353",
"verification_key_signature": "7b5473693727369676d61223a7b227369676d6d61223a7b261223a9b227369676d61213a",
"operational_certificate": "5b73136372c38302c37342c3136362c313535b5b3232352c3230332c3235352c313030262c38322c39382c32c39332c3138342c3135362c3136362c32312c3131312c3232312c36332c3137372c3232332c3232332c31392c3537",
"kes_period": 123
}
}
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