Sep 10, 2020
By: Ian Cross
After the latest release of Algorand’s new Rekeying Feature, Algorand Wallet users now have more control and flexibility when it comes to how transactions are signed and how accounts are managed. This provides for 2 additional workflows within the Algorand Wallet:
Not only do these new workflows allow you to change account configurations while not impacting your balances, public addresses, etc. they also enable users to have several Algorand accounts being signed by the same Ledger device.
In this tutorial, I’ll take you through an explanation of both workflows.
In order to go through this tutorial, you must meeting the following requirements:
In this tutorial, I’m going to rekey my account called “Ian’s Account” to my Ledger Nano X device.
1. On your Accounts homepage, find the account you’d like to rekey. In this case, I’ll be rekeying “Ian’s account”
2. Next, tap the 3 dots next to your account name, you’ll see an option for “Rekey Account.” Tap that option.
3. You’ll see an overview of what to expect with this rekeying process. Hit “Start Process”
4. You’ll now be prompted to pair your Ledger device. If it’s your first time pairing a ledger device, tap on the “Troubleshoot” button which will give you some tips on how to connect.
5. Once you’ve turned on your Ledger device and opened the Algorand app, you should see your Ledger device show up at the top. Tap “Connect” to continue
6. Finally, you’ll see a confirmation page showing you that you’re about to change from using a passphrase to using a Ledger device. To finalize this process, tap “Finalize Rekeying”
That’s it! Now your account is backed by this Ledger device! You’ll need to connect to this Ledger device to sign transactions coming from this account.
In order to go through this second workflow, you must meet the following requirements:
Since this workflow is almost identical to the workflow described in detail above, we’ll start from step 6. from above. You see that your Old Ledger device will be swapped with your New Ledger device. Tap “Finalize Rekeying.”
7. Once you hit “Finalize Rekeying,” you’ll be prompted to connect your Old Ledger device. Since we need to send a transaction to the network to complete this rekeying process, your Old Ledger will need to sign this final transaction. Connect to your Old Ledger device and when prompted on the device’s screen, confirm the transaction.
That’s it! Now your account is backed by this new Ledger device! You’ll need to connect to this Ledger device for transactions coming from this account.
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