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
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JSON Schema

Signer.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$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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