Ethereum Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v1.03, by Dr. Herong Yang
What Is Ethereum Account
This section describes what is an Ethereum Account.
An Ethereum account is actually a pair of public key and private key.
Here are some terminologies related to Ethereum account:
1. Account Address - The public key of the Ethereum account which uniquely identifies the account.
2. Account Private Key - A random number generated by the Ethereum private key algorithm. The private key is used to sign transactions that spend Ethers associated with the account address.
3. Account Public Key - A number calculated from the private key, The public key is used to verify the signature of the spending transaction.
4. Account Keystore File - A file that stores the private key in JSON format. The keystore file is usually password protected.
5. Ethereum Wallet - A user tool that manages Ethereum accounts, verify account balances, submit spending transactions to Ethereum networks. Ethereum is usualy password protected.
6. Account Secret Phrase - A group of multiple words generated by some Ethereum wallets. Account Secret Phrase is used to recover access to the Ethereum wallet, in case you lost the password.
Table of Contents
64-Bit "geth" for Private Ethereum Network
Private Network with Custom Genesis Block
Transferring Funds between Ether Accounts
MetaMask - Browser Based Ethereum Wallet
Generate New Ethereum Accounts
Ethereum Public Key and Private Key Example
Ethereum Account Keystore File
"geth" Commands for Ethereum Accounts