HSM-based Ethereum Key Management Solution

Use HSM to generate and sign Ethereum transaction

Built With

• SoftHSM
• Graphene
• Express - Node.js web application framework
• Semantic UI

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Install the SoftHSM from https://www.opendnssec.org/softhsm/
• Local or remote Ethereum Geth instance https://geth.ethereum.org/

Installation

2. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/wshbair/HSM2ETH.git

3. Install NPM packages

   npm install

4. Set the Web3 provider in index.js

   const web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider("YOUR GETH Instance"));

5. In console panel run

   npm start

6. In the browser open http://localhost:8090

Demo

Credit

Based on the steps given in ethereum stackexchange question about using HSM to sign ethereum transactions.

Citation

@inproceedings{shbair2021hsm,
  title={HSM-based Key Management Solution for Ethereum Blockchain},
  author={Shbair, Wazen and Gavrilov, Eugene and others},
  booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, 3-6 May 2021},
  year={2021}
}