# Use Keystore for private key encryption

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To set up the keystore, follow these steps:

### 1. Generate Keystore

Run the keystore generation with following command format: &#x20;

```
othentic-cli [SUB-COMMAND-1] [SUB-COMMAND-2]  
  --keystore <KEYSTORE_PATH>  
  --keystore-password <DECRYPT_PASSWORD>
```

### 2. Update .env file

Replace PRIVATE\_KEY with the following entries:

```
//.env  
...  
WALLET_KEYSTORE_PATH=.keystore/c54b33db-311c-4e32-9ed3-375e5c0b6f0c  # Keystore path  
WALLET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD=123  
OPERATOR_ADDRESS=0xabc  # Only include if Controller Key and Consensus Key differ
```

### 3. Update Docker Compose file

Update your docker-compose.yml with the following structure:

```
attestor:  
     <<: *othentic-cli  
     container_name: attestor  
     command:  
       - "node"  
       - "attester"  
       - "/ip4/34.229.78.54/tcp/9876/p2p/${OTHENTIC_BOOTSTRAP_ID}"  
       - "--json-rpc"  
       - "--json-rpc.custom-message-enabled"  
       - "--avs-webapi"  
       - "http://172.28.0.20"  
       - "--avs-webapi-port"  
       - "${AVS_WEBAPI_PORT}"  
       - "--l1-chain"  
       - "holesky"  
       - "--l2-chain"  
       - "amoy"  
       - "--metrics"  
       - "--p2p.datadir"  
       - "data/peerstore/attester"  
       - "--keystore"  
       - "${WALLET_KEYSTORE_PATH}"  
       - "--keystore-password"  
       - "${WALLET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}"  
     environment:  
       - OTHENTIC_BOOTSTRAP_ID=${OTHENTIC_BOOTSTRAP_ID}  
       - AVS_WEBAPI_PORT=${AVS_WEBAPI_PORT}  
       - LOG_DIR=data/logs/attester  
       - WALLET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD=${WALLET_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}  
       - WALLET_KEYSTORE_PATH=${WALLET_KEYSTORE_PATH}  
     volumes:  
       - ./data/peerstore/attestor:/app/data/peerstore/attestor  
       - ./data/logs/attestor:/app/logs/peerstore/attestor  
       - ./keystore:/app/data/keystore  # Assuming if you are using keystone directory name 
     networks:  
       mishti_network:  
         ipv4_address: 172.28.0.30  
     depends_on:  
       - avswebapi  
     logging:  
       driver: "json-file"  
       options:  
         max-file: "10"  
         max-size: "20m"
```

(environment and volumes sections need to be upadated here)


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