HashiCorp Vault
The Operator supports loading signing keys from a remote HashiCorp Vault ↗ instance, avoiding storage of keystores on the filesystem. This approach is best suited for node operators who already have most of StakeWise Operator functionality implemented in their systems, and only need integration for validators registration or pooling support.
Advanced Users Only
Regular users should only employ this functionality on their own risk, if they already manage a deployment of HashiCorp Vault.
Prerequisites
Complete the following steps before proceeding:
Required Setup Steps
- Installation → completed
- Operator Service → prepared
- Validator keys stored in your HashiCorp Vault ↗ instance
Key Storage Format
The user must provide HashiCorp Vault instance URL, authentication token, and secret path in K/V engine.
Internal structure of the secret must resemble the following JSON format:
{
"pubkey1": "privkey1",
"pubkey2": "privkey2",
...
}
Public and private signing keys must be stored in hex form, with or without 0x prefix.
After loading keys from HashiCorp Vault, the operator behaves in the same way as if it had loaded them from keystores, no additional operations needed to support the integration.
Start Operator Service
Passing following options to start command will enable loading validator signing keys from remote HashiCorp Vault ↗.
Important
Make sure keystores directory is empty before running this command, otherwise operator will prefer local keystores.
./operator start \
--network=mainnet
--vault=0x834...F87Cf \
--consensus-endpoints=https://consensus-node \
--execution-endpoints=https://execution-node \
--hashi-vault-url=https://hashi-vault:8200 \
--hashi-vault-token=hvs.abcde \
--hashi-vault-key-path=keystores1 \
--hashi-vault-key-path=keystores2
Configuration Options
--hashi-vault-url- The base URL of the vault service, e.g.http://vault:8200.--hashi-vault-token- Authentication token for accessing Hashi vault--hashi-vault-key-path- Key path(s) in the K/V secret engine where validator signing keys are stored--hashi-vault-key-prefix- Key prefix(es) in the K/V secret engine under which validator signing keys are stored
Additional Resources