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Version: 1.1.5

Generating Keys

The Vertex can participate in MPC key generation in order to generate a share of a threshold key.
The Vertex can be used interoperably with the Sodot SDKs to generate keys for use in signing transactions.
The Key Share will be stored in the Vertex and a key_id can be used to reference the Key Share for signing (and other) operations.

Key Generation Flow​

First, we will create the Key Share using the create-key endpoint:

curl -L -X GET 'https://<YOUR_VERTEX>/ecdsa/create' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <USER_API_KEY>'

In response we will receive a key_id that we can use to reference the Key Share, as well as a keygen_id that we can use for key generation with the SDK or other Vertex servers.

Creating a Room for MPC Key Generation​

Each MPC key generation operation requires a room to be created. For a t-of-n key n is the required room size.
This can be done using the create-room endpoint:

curl -L -X POST 'https://<YOUR_VERTEX>/create-room' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <USER_API_KEY>' \
--data-raw '{
  "room_size": 3
}'

In response we will receive a room_uuid that we can use for key generation.

Generating the Threshold Key​

Next, all parties involved in the key generation must call the keygen endpoint or SDK method with the same room_uuid to generate the threshold key.

The Vertex will participate in key generation by calling the keygen endpoint:

curl -L -X POST 'https://<YOUR_VERTEX>/ecdsa/keygen' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <USER_API_KEY>' \
--data-raw '{
  "key_id": "string",
  "num_parties": 3,
  "threshold": 2,
  "others_keygen_ids": [
    "keygen_id_from_other_vertex",
    "keygen_id_from_sdk_device",
  ],
  "room_uuid": "string"
}'

Receinving a 200 OK response indicates that the key generation was successful.