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How do I proper use permissioned-nodes.js?

According to this information: https://github.com/jpmorganchase/quorum/wiki/Security

If the --permissioned flag is set, the node looks for a file named <data-dir>/permissioned-nodes.json. This file contains the whitelist of enodes that this node can connect to and accept connections from. BUT if I rename static-nodes.js into permissioned-nodes.js my nodes don't want to start.

1.) Do I have to use permissioned-nodes.js additionally to static-nodes.js?

2.) And what is the best way to quickly check whether the network is already permissioned or not?

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permissioned-nodes.json is the white-list of remote nodes that are allowed to connect.

static-nodes.json is the list of remote nodes to which to connect on startup and to which to reconnect on connection loss.

Hence, you'll need both files. IF you only have permissioned-nodes.json and no static-nodes.json your node will not connect to any other node on startup, except node discovery is on.

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  • Thank you, is there a way to quickly check whether the network is really permissioned? Even if I start with --permissioned and have the permissioned-nodes in the datadir folder, there was no info about the permissioned status of the network on startup – saitam Dec 18 '18 at 23:02
  • I guess there is no console command to check this later. – ivicaa Dec 19 '18 at 6:06

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