Day 18 – Dissecting the Go-Ethereum keystore files using Raku tools

Generally the Ethereum (Web3) keystore file is a kind of container for the private key, it has the specific structure mostly related to encryption details. Actually you will not find the private key there as a plain text, but the keystore file has everything to decrypt the private key… with some tricks surely. When youContinue reading “Day 18 – Dissecting the Go-Ethereum keystore files using Raku tools”

Day 12 – A long journey to Ethereum signatures

The Ethereum blockchain is essentially a transaction-based state machine. We begin with a blank state, before any transactions have happened on the network, and move into some final state when transactions are executed. The state of Ethereum relies on past transactions. These transactions are grouped into blocks and each block is chained together with itsContinue reading “Day 12 – A long journey to Ethereum signatures”