[BUG] The node starts with an invalid validator key despite error messages
miohtama opened this issue · comments
Because validator key generation is not documented and Elrond scripts is not something I want on my computer I am trying to generate my testnet validator key with erdpy using the following.
Note that this is the blind shot, as I have no idea should this work or not, but I am trying to something to make progress as a developer.
$ erdpy wallet derive validator.pem
INFO:cli.wallet:Created PEM file [validator.pem] for [erd1wfxgcxpwxmes5nsn4nxqhz4vewmhwpdhdelhkrqdqdz7x5h3j60qay6phg]
$ cat validator.pem
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY for erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e-----
MjU1ZjlhYjNiNmI3YzE3MWFiNjNmNTk4MmRhMTgxOTE4MDJiODlmZTMwZDAxOThm
ZTQ3YjExNDBjMTRlZTcwYTJlMTM0ZTljNmFjNjFhZTc4ZTYxNTc0NzdjYjQ3MTgx
ZDJmOWZkYzM2ZTBhMGI2NzdjNjE4MGQ3YmIwNjdjZTI=
-----END PRIVATE KEY for erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e-----%
When starting elrond docker image with this key I get the same error repeated multiple times cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e .
The node actual starts and I need to terminate it with CTRL+C
My questions
- Should elrond node accept PEM files validator keys generated with
erdpy
My suggestions
-
If the validator key is invalid, have a better error message
-
Exit the node if it it cannot start with a proper validator key
elrond is up-to-date
Attaching to elrond
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:24.749] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:24.790] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:24.831] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:26.163] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:26.187] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:26.209] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:27.436] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:27.495] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:27.552] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:28.713] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:28.738] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:28.760] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:30.256] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:30.288] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:30.309] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:32.621] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:32.643] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:32.660] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:44.105] starting node version = v1.2.11-0-g6e2bf7a70/go1.15.7/linux-amd64/f9b031042e pid = 1
elrond | INFO [2021-08-21 09:13:44.128] start time formatted = Wed Aug 18 15:00:00 UTC 2021 seconds = 1629298800
elrond | ERROR[2021-08-21 09:13:44.138] cryptoComponentsFactory create failed: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0072 'r' for encoded public key erd19cf5a8r2ccdw0rnp2arhedr3s8f0nlwrdc9qkemuvxqd0wcx0n3q6gjd4e
Hello miohtama!
Thank you for your feedback.
The first problem I can see is that you generated validatorKey.pem with erdpy using : erdpy wallet... command
-> this command will generate a wallet pem, not a validator one, and because of this you get that error.
-> unfortunately, for the moment erdpy is not able to generate validator keys and we strongly recommend to use keygenerator by following the steps from here
Referring to the first 2 issues that you linked, I will come as fast as I can with an answer there.
Thank you !