makesecret -- Command for deriving pseudorandom key from HSM

SYNOPSIS

makesecret [hex] [string]

DESCRIPTION

The makesecret RPC command derives a secret key from the HSM_secret.

• hex (hex, optional): One of hex or string must be specified: hex can be any hex data.
• string (string, optional): One of hex or string must be specified: string is a UTF-8 string interpreted literally.

RETURN VALUE

On success, an object is returned, containing:

• secret (secret): The pseudorandom key derived from HSM_secret.

ERRORS

The following error codes may occur:

• -1: Catchall nonspecific error.

AUTHOR

Aditya <[email protected]> is mainly responsible.

RESOURCES

Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning

EXAMPLES

Example 1:

Request:

lightning-cli makesecret "73636220736563726574"

{
  "id": "example:makesecret#1",
  "method": "makesecret",
  "params": [
    "73636220736563726574"
  ]
}

Response:

{
  "secret": "82d3e65651ac89124448cb88b5f4cd009f6c321f58ada0fca6e9e3f2d1c5889e"
}

Example 2:

Request:

lightning-cli makesecret -k "string"="scb secret"

{
  "id": "example:makesecret#2",
  "method": "makesecret",
  "params": {
    "string": "scb secret"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "secret": "82d3e65651ac89124448cb88b5f4cd009f6c321f58ada0fca6e9e3f2d1c5889e"
}