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generateAccount

Creates a new random Aleo account. Draws entropy from the platform CSPRNG and runs entirely locally — nothing is sent over the network.

Key generation does not depend on which network's binaries are loaded, so this is available two ways: a standalone export that needs no network setup, and an equivalent method on the handle loadNetwork returns. Both produce a LocalAccount in the same shape.

Usage​

import { generateAccount } from '@provablehq/veil-aleo-sdk'

const account = generateAccount()
// { type: 'local', source: 'privateKey', address: 'aleo1...', privateKey: 'APrivateKey1...', viewKey: 'AViewKey1...', sign, signMessage }

Equivalent, from a network handle:

import { loadNetwork } from '@provablehq/veil-aleo-sdk'

const aleo = await loadNetwork('testnet')
const account = aleo.generateAccount()

Returns​

LocalAccount<'privateKey'>

A local account: address, privateKey, viewKey, and a sign/ signMessage pair that signs locally with the generated key. source is 'privateKey'.