cmd/mist, cmd/ethereum: add CLI arguments for node key

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index f5ebc9033..e8555061d 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eth
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// discovery node URLs.
 	BootNodes string
 
+	// This key is used to identify the node on the network.
+	// If nil, an ephemeral key is used.
+	NodeKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+
 	Shh  bool
 	Dial bool
 
@@ -150,9 +155,11 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	netprv, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate server key: %v", err)
+	netprv := config.NodeKey
+	if netprv == nil {
+		if netprv, err = crypto.GenerateKey(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate server key: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 	eth.net = &p2p.Server{
 		PrivateKey:     netprv,