Wallets

Building the executable

If you already have the executable built, skip this step. Navigate to project_aurum/cmd/client/main/ and run:

go build -o client

Setting up the wallet

Wherever your executable is (if you followed the last step it should be in the same directory), run:

./client -s

This should create your wallet, named aurum_wallet.json. It will also output three pieces of key information about your wallet:

• Wallet Address
• Balance
• State Nonce

Your Wallet Address is your public identity on the blockchain. If anyone wishes to send you Aurum, this is the address they should use. Think of it as a traditional routing number, except in this case you are your own bank.

The balance is pretty self explanatory. It should be zero initially (we'll get to updating next).

A nonce is a "number used only once". It represents the "state" of your wallet. Every time there is a change to your wallet's balance, the nonce goes up by one, and is irreversible. The maximum state nonce is 2^64, which is highly unlikely to be reached. The purpose of this nonce is to add a layer of security to your contracts. (see: Contracts)

Updating your wallet

To update your wallet, run:

./client -u --producer=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:x,

where the x's represent the ip:port of the producer.

This will send an account info request to the producer. If