Register an address

Registering an account is a feature unique to Entropy. Without going into too much detail, it advertises to the network that you own this account and that you’re ready to start signing things.

Interactive CLI

Here is the process for registering an address using the Entropy CLI’s interactive text-based user interface (TUI).

1. Start the CLI by running entropy tui.

2. Select Register:

   ? Select Action (Use arrow keys)
    Manage Accounts
    Entropy Faucet
    Balance
   ❯ Register
    Sign
    Transfer
    Deploy Program
    User Programs
    Exit

3. The CLI will send your selected account information to the network. As long as you have enough funds, the network will register your account.

   Attempting to register the address: 5EFDfxft4oZYvjj35TWttFkkKZSHUDVnBRmp3eMQQcpt9zku
   Your address 5EFDfxft4oZYvjj35TWttFkkKZSHUDVnBRmp3eMQQcpt9zku has been successfully registered.

4. Press Y to go back to the main menu.

You can check that your account is registered by navigating to Manage Accounts and selecting List Accounts. Accounts that have been registered will have verifyingKeys:

{
  "name": "Andre",
  "address": "5F3xmKa3WRkoHR4o6XjFQaWF2EskhtSh4ST5wY5cfsD9JYbC",
  "verifyingKeys": []
}
{
  "name": "Yoel",
  "address": "5EFDfxft4oZYvjj35TWttFkkKZSHUDVnBRmp3eMQQcpt9zku",
  "verifyingKeys": [
    "0x03aee03ad9862e9f31d06f7d1b4b388ad1c66152ad17f919fc16fcc75929b08db3",
    "0x029d00ff44b70613228963e45a05fe743ea92beb8ece19d48fb6c60d66386fe03b"
  ]
}

In the above example, the Yoel key has been registered, while the Andre key has not.

Programmatic CLI

You can use the account register commands to register an account. You must have created an account before attempting to register it. The account must also have enough funds to request registration from the network. After a successful registration, the CLI will output the verifying key of the account:

entropy account register --account 'Yoel'

0x029d00ff44b70613228963e45a05fe743ea92beb8ece19d48fb6c60d66386fe03b

See the Command-line interface reference section for more details on the account register commands.