Message signing lets user generate a signature for a message. This signature can be later verified by Creatorsgarten’s servers. This can be useful if you want to prove a user’s identity or something.
Signing a message
To sign an arbitrary message,
- Go to https://creatorsgarten.org/dashboard/sign
- Type in the message to sign, for example, "hello world".
- Click Sign message and you will get a signature.
Example signature looks like this:
grtn_v1_b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7_644c35a6802c02345887f156_6616f6372507e7e12f17c2b7_1af9dcc56879174816dbb6e9
Asking people to sign a message
You can construct a URL with ?signMessage query param, e.g.
https://creatorsgarten.org/dashboard/sign?signMessage=hello+world
When a person visit this link, this will make them sign the message "hello world". If they want to use the signature, they can copy the signature.
Verifying a signature
Make a GET request to https://creatorsgarten.org/dashboard/sign/verify, passing ?signature query param, e.g.
https://creatorsgarten.org/dashboard/sign/verify?signature=grtn_v1_b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7_644c35a6802c02345887f156_6616f6372507e7e12f17c2b7_1af9dcc56879174816dbb6e9
If a signature is valid, you get an object back, like this:
{
"verified": true,
"messageHash": "b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7",
"userId": "644c35a6802c02345887f156",
"timestamp": "2024-04-10T20:27:35.000Z",
"nonce": "6616f6372507e7e12f17c2b7"
}
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
verified | true, as the signature is valid |
messageHash | SHA-256 hash of the message, truncated to 24 characters |
userId | User ID of the person who signed the message (you can find your user ID in /dashboard) |
timestamp | Timestamp of when the signature was created |
nonce | Random nonce used to create the signature |