Generate a new account

You can generate a new local key using the following:

$ lumd keys add <name>

It will ask for a passphrase, two times. Once generated it will echo a few informations:

$ lumd keys add test
Enter a passphrase to encrypt your key to disk:
Repeat the passphrase:

- name: test
  type: local
  address: lum14hjqg48twngvujs2xhkac8mhzncjqg8wq0easj
  pubkey: AxdPTMtvjPdu40WJSo4gmSCU0x4+y6SPUvdELZq+kvgC
  mnemonic: ""
  threshold: 0
  pubkeys: []


**Important** write this mnemonic phrase in a safe place.
It is the only way to recover your account if you ever forget your password.

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The key will be automatically saved in your local disk. However we recommend you to save the mnemonic on a safer place.