LIGHTNING-HSMTOOL(8)

NAME
lightning-hsmtool - Tool for working with software HSM secrets of lightningd

SYNOPSIS
    lightning-hsmtool method [ARGUMENTS]...

DESCRIPTION
lightning-hsmtool performs various operations on the hsm_secret file used by the software HSM component of lightningd. This can be used to encrypt and decrypt the hsm_secret file, as well as derive secrets used in channel commitments.

METHODS
 encrypt hsm_secret password Encrypt the hsm_secret file so that it can only be decrypted at lightningd startup. You must give the option --encrypted-hsm to lightningd. The password of the hsm_secret file will be asked whenever you start lightningd.
 decrypt hsm_secret password Decrypt the hsm_secret file that was encrypted with the encrypt method.
 dumpcommitments node_id channel_dbid depth hsm_secret [password] Show the per-commitment secret and point of up to depth commitments, of the specified channel with the specified peer, identified by the channel database index. Specify password if the hsm_secret is encrypted.
 guesstoremote p2wpkh node_id max_channel_dbid hsm_secret [password] Brute-force the private key to our funds from a remote unilateral close of a channel, in a case where we have lost all database data except for our hsm_secret. The peer must be the one to close the channel (and the funds will remain unrecoverable until the channel is closed). max_channel_dbid is your own guess on what the channel_dbid was, or at least the maximum possible value, and is usually no greater than the number of channels that the node has ever had. Specify password if the hsm_secret is encrypted.

BUGS
You should report bugs on our github issues page, and maybe submit a fix to gain our eternal gratitude!

AUTHOR
ZmnSCPxj < ZmnSCPxj@protonmail.com > wrote the initial version of this man page, but many others did the hard work of actually implementing lightning-hsmtool.

SEE ALSO
lightningd(8), lightningd-config(5)

RESOURCES
Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning

COPYING
Note: the modules in the ccan/ directory have their own licenses, but the rest of the code is covered by the BSD-style MIT license. Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning