Identities

Use identity command to perform various access key management operations.

USAGE:
   metalo identity command [command options] [arguments...]

COMMANDS:
   new      create new identity and add to the account
   import   import identity
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

Create New Identity

Use the new command to generate a new identity.

Options 

--type value  Identity type (default: pairwise). Allowed values: verinym, persona, pairwise (default: "pairwise")
--name value  Full name
--unilocker   add unilocker to the new identity (default: false)

Examples 

# create new identity
METAPASS=<password> metalo --user <email> identity new
# create new 'persona' identity
METAPASS=<password> metalo --user <email> identity new --type persona
# create new 'persona'  identity with the provided name
METAPASS=<password> metalo --user <email> identity new --type persona --name "<full name>"
# create new identity with a single party locker
METAPASS=<password> metalo --user <email> identity new

Output

If successful, new command returns a comma-separated string in the format:

<did>:<ver-key>

Example:

did:piprate:Ew1oAs467FyEy5dAdzQBsV,8bPubJALCYfNx9iVA46EW3XRbNQ2wbnRJ1XbVWMF46EK

Import Identity From File

Use the import command to import an existing identity definition from file.

Options 

--file value  Identity file

Example 

METAPASS=<password> metalo --user <email> identity import --file <path-to-file>

Output

If successful, import command returns a comma-separated string in the format:

<did>:<ver-key>

Example:

did:piprate:Ew1oAs467FyEy5dAdzQBsV,8bPubJALCYfNx9iVA46EW3XRbNQ2wbnRJ1XbVWMF46EK
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