Cryptogen, Configtxgen, Docker and bash scripts

This demonstrator illustrate the steps involved in using cryptogen and configtxgen to generate:

• Membership Service Providers (MSP)
• Genesis block
• Channel artefacts

The demonstrator has been verified to work on macOS these versions of Hyperledger Fabric components:

How to use this demonstrator

STEP 1: git clone https://github.com/fabric-devkit/core-cryptoconfig.

STEP 2: cd into the folder basic-cli.

STEP 3: Study the file crypto-config.yaml. This contains specifications of the crypto materials for orderers and peers MSP. Please refer to the official documentation for detail explanations behind the configuration file.

STEP 4: Study the file configtx.yaml. This contains specifications for genesis blocks and channel configuration. Please refer to the official documentation for detail explanations behind the specification.

STEP 5: To see how MSP, genesis block and channel configuration are generated, checkout the bash scripts named generate-*.sh. To demonstrate the outcome of using cryptogen and configtxgen, use the script ./ops.sh and run the following commands:

• ./ops.sh certs - to generate MSPs
• ./ops.sh genesis - to generate genesis block
• ./ops.sh channel - to generate channel configuration artefacts to be loaded to appropriate orderers.
• ./ops.sh shell - to give you access to cryptogen and configtxgen packaged in an official docker image called hyperledger/fabric-tools.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (c) 2019. The Fabric-DevKit Authors. All rights reserved. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0