Error generating new account with Web3j

Question

Im using the Web3j library to make transactions with my blockchain (Ganache).

I have a method that instantiate a Web3j object and im trying to generate a new account with the given

String url = "http://localhost:7545/";
        Web3j web3j = Web3j.build(new HttpService(url));

        //System.out.println(web3j.ethAccounts().send().getAccounts());

        try {
            ECKeyPair keyPair = Keys.createEcKeyPair();
            WalletFile wallet = Wallet.createStandard(key, keyPair);

            System.out.println("Private key: " + keyPair.getPrivateKey().toString(16));
            System.out.println("Account: " + wallet.getAddress());

But when in the power shell console I connect to ganache using Geth I dont have the new address in the eth.accounts().

What i have to make??

Answer 1

I think there is a little bit of confusions.

eth.accounts returns the list of accounts managed and owned by your node. It means the lists of private keys stored on your node keystore.

• With Ganache, it's a set of randomly generated accounts
• With Geth, it's in $HOME/.ethereum/keystore
• With Parity, it's in $HOME/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/

When you connect a program to the node, the private key generated by the program is theoretically owned by the program and not by the node. That's why you're not seeing this account on the node account lists.

But you can still use this account (keypair) to send transactions through this node.