| Property | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| BlockAuthorAccount | Account to be used by the block author / coinbase, to be loaded from keystore | |
| Cipher | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | aes-128-ctr |
| EnodeAccount | Account to be used by the node for network communication (enode), to be loaded from keystore. If neither this nor EnodeKeyFile is specified, the key for network communication will be autogenerated in 'node.key.plain' file. | |
| EnodeKeyFile | Path to key file to be used by the node for network communication (enode). If neither this nor EnodeAccount is specified, the key for network communication will be autogenerated in 'node.key.plain' file. If the file does not exist it will be generated. | |
| IVSize | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 16 |
| Kdf | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | scrypt |
| KdfparamsDklen | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 32 |
| KdfparamsN | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 262144 |
| KdfparamsP | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 1 |
| KdfparamsR | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 8 |
| KdfparamsSaltLen | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 32 |
| KeyStoreDirectory | Directory to store keys in. | keystore |
| KeyStoreEncoding | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | UTF-8 |
| PasswordFiles | Password files storing passwords to unlock the accounts from the UnlockAccounts configuration item | [] |
| Passwords | Passwords to use to unlock accounts from the UnlockAccounts configuration item. Only used when no PasswordFiles provided. | [] |
| SymmetricEncrypterBlockSize | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 128 |
| SymmetricEncrypterKeySize | See https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition | 128 |
| TestNodeKey | Plain private key to be used in test scenarios | |
| UnlockAccounts | Accounts to unlock on startup using provided PasswordFiles and Passwords | [] |