@solana/keychain-turnkey

@solana/keychain-turnkey

Turnkey-based signer for Solana transactions using Turnkey's non-custodial key management API.

Installation

pnpm add @solana/keychain-turnkey

Prerequisites

1. A Turnkey account
2. An organization with a Solana private key created
3. API credentials (public/private key pair) for authentication
4. Use the Turnkey dashboard or API to create a new private key with the ED25519 curve type for Solana signing. Note the private key ID and the corresponding Solana public key (base58).

Usage

Basic Setup

import { createTurnkeySigner } from '@solana/keychain-turnkey';

const signer = createTurnkeySigner({
    organizationId: 'your-organization-id',
    privateKeyId: 'your-turnkey-private-key-id',
    publicKey: 'your-solana-public-key-base58',
    apiPublicKey: 'your-api-public-key-hex',
    apiPrivateKey: 'your-api-private-key-hex',
});

// Check if the signer is available
const isAvailable = await signer.isAvailable();
console.log('Turnkey signer available:', isAvailable);

Signing Transactions

import { pipe } from '@solana/functional';
import { createTransaction } from '@solana/transactions';
import { signTransaction } from '@solana/signers';

// Create your transaction
const transaction = pipe(
    createTransaction({ version: 0 }),
    // ... add instructions
);

// Sign the transaction
const signedTransaction = await signTransaction([signer], transaction);

Signing Messages

import { signMessage } from '@solana/signers';

const message = new TextEncoder().encode('Hello, Solana!');
const signature = await signMessage([signer], message);

Configuration

TurnkeySignerConfig

How It Works

1. Authentication: Uses P256 ECDSA to sign API requests (X-Stamp header)
2. Message Signing: Sends raw payloads to Turnkey's sign_raw_payload endpoint
3. Transaction Signing: Uses Turnkey's sign_transaction endpoint with Solana-specific handling

Security Considerations

1. API Key Security: Never hardcode API private keys. Use environment variables or secure secret management.
2. Non-Custodial: Turnkey manages key operations but you retain policy control over your keys.
3. Policies: Configure Turnkey policies to restrict signing operations as needed.

License

MIT