How to use key pair created with CLI?

Josh.chain · June 2, 2020, 6:06pm

I am trying to set up the jelly swap Butler to be an AE liquidity provider. It requires a private key, but the waellet private keys apparently do not work with bitler. So I generated a key pair using this CLI guide

github.com

aeternity/tutorials/blob/master/account-creation-in-ae-cli.md

# TUTORIAL: How to Create an æternity Account With CLI?

## Tutorial Overview

Each account on the æternity blockchain is represented by a private and public key pair. The public key is your identity to the outside world. The private key you use to sign transactions, and must at all costs be kept secret. If your private key is discovered by someone else, they can use it to impersonate you and take your tokens. You must keep your private key secret.

This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating an account (wallet) through the **AECLI** tool. We will install **aepp-cli-js**(javascript version of CLI), create an account and will go through the basic account commands.

## Prerequisites

- Installed node.js and npm (node package manager)

## Installing aecli

One of the better features of æternity's JavaScript SDK is that it comes with a command-line interface (short - CLI, or AECLI). We are going to use the CLI from now on so lets install it first.

### Install from source

Currently, to use the CLI, you must clone the repository and install it from source.
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I don’t know what I’m doing in the command prompt and I tried importing the private key to waellet but it gave me a different public address.

Is there a wallet that I can import the CLI generated private key into? Alternatively I suppose I could use the command prompt to send tokens, which is all I’m trying to do, but I would need a little bit of help for that.
Thanks

dimitar.chain · June 3, 2020, 2:55pm

I summon @bruteforce.chain

bruteforce.chain · June 3, 2020, 7:43pm

Waellet uses the HDWallet (which enables you to have sub accounts) - base app and superhero are also using this.

Whereas the CLI is generating a single keypair which is not suggested to be used for such purposes, rather for development.

github.com/waellet/waellet

Private key does not match sdk generated key/address

opened 02:07PM - 10 Oct 19 UTC

kryztoval

triage/question

**Describe the bug** Using the private key that is generated by the sdk does no…t generated the same address in waellet as the sdk generated one **To Reproduce** 1. install any sdk flavor 2. Create wallet 3. Export private key 4. Import private key in waellet 5. Enjoy mismatching addresses **Expected behavior** A deterministic way to use the same private key in the tools should work. It works in Arkane wallet and in all the sdk available tools. **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: Windows 10 64bit - Browser Chrome Version 77.0.3865.90 (Official Build) (64-bit) - Version Waellet v.0.2.1beta

Josh.chain · June 3, 2020, 8:51pm

Thanks. So I can’t import the CLI private key into any wallet and get the address generated for it? How do I send funds from the CLI address? I am willing to do it from command prompt if I have to since this is the only format the jelly swap Butler is accepting…

Kryztoval · June 4, 2020, 2:20am

The arkane wallet can import this private key pair https://arkane.network/get-started

Josh.chain · June 4, 2020, 7:40pm

Thanks @Kryztoval you are right, it works on arkane