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How To Import A Key

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Goal

Import an key pair

Before you begin

  • Install the currently supported version of cleos

  • Understand the following:

    • What is a public and private key pair

Steps

sh
cleos wallet import

Type your private key. You should see something like this:

console
private key: imported private key for: EOS8FBXJUfbANf3xeDWPoJxnip3Ych9HjzLBr1VaXRQFdkVAxwLE7