eth_sign

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Your account must be unlocked to use this endpoint.

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Note that the interactive example in this page will not work, due to the fact that eth_sign is used to modify the state of the blockchain, it is not possible to duplicate the same request.

Description

The sign method calculates an Ethereum specific signature with: sign(keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))).

By adding a prefix to the message makes the calculated signature recognizable as an Ethereum specific signature. This prevents misuse where a malicious dapp can sign arbitrary data (e.g. transaction) and use the signature to impersonate the victim.

Note: the address to sign with must be unlocked.

Parameters

1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address
2. DATA, N Bytes - message to sign

Returns

DATA: Signature