From b0fe51b1ae43e6adc0f9d07d120d5bcf55e7767c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: derekpierre Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:07:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation regarding Keystore signer. --- docs/source/guides/ethereum_node.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/guides/ethereum_node.rst b/docs/source/guides/ethereum_node.rst index 1f42c4237..53be5eb42 100644 --- a/docs/source/guides/ethereum_node.rst +++ b/docs/source/guides/ethereum_node.rst @@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ Signing with Local Keystore .. important:: - Can only be used for :ref:`Worker (Ursula) ` operations. + For operational security, the Keystore signer is not recommended for :ref:`Staker operations `. + An exception can be made for testnets, but Staker operations should be performed using a hardware wallet. Local keystore signing utilizes `eth-account `_ to sign ethereum transactions using local ethereum keystore files. By default on Linux, the keystore directory path is ``~/.ethereum/keystore``