0xMiden · bobbinth · Jul 22, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026 · Jul 16, 2026 · Jul 17, 2026
diff --git a/.config/cspell.yaml b/.config/cspell.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ignorePaths:
   - node_modules
   - "**/package-lock.json"
 words:
+  - ciphertext
   - Devnet
   - grpcurl
   - Merkle

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/bin/validator/Cargo.toml b/bin/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ doctest = false
 anyhow                 = { workspace = true }
 aws-config             = { version = "1.8.14" }
 aws-sdk-kms            = { version = "1.100" }
+base64                 = { version = "0.22" }
 clap                   = { features = ["env", "string"], workspace = true }
 fs-err                 = { workspace = true }
 hex                    = { workspace = true }
@@ -47,5 +48,6 @@ miden-node-db = { workspace = true }
 miden-node-store = { workspace = true }
 miden-node-utils = { features = ["testing"], workspace = true }
 miden-protocol   = { default-features = true, features = ["testing"], workspace = true }
+rand             = { workspace = true }
 tempfile         = { workspace = true }
 tokio            = { features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"], workspace = true }
diff --git a/bin/validator/src/commands/bootstrap.rs b/bin/validator/src/commands/bootstrap.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use miden_node_utils::fs::ensure_empty_directory;
 use miden_protocol::utils::serde::Serializable;
 use miden_validator::{DataDirectory, ValidatorSigner};
 
-use super::ValidatorKey;
+use super::ValidatorSigningKey;
 
 // Bootstraps the validator component.
 pub async fn bootstrap(
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub async fn bootstrap(
     data_directory: &Path,
     sqlite_connection_pool_size: NonZeroUsize,
     genesis_config: Option<&PathBuf>,
-    validator_key: ValidatorKey,
+    signing_key: ValidatorSigningKey,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let config = genesis_config
         .map(|file_path| {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn bootstrap(
         ensure_empty_directory(directory)?;
     }
 
-    let signer = validator_key.into_signer().await?;
+    let signer = signing_key.into_signer().await?;
     let dirs = DataDirectory::load_bootstrap(
         genesis_block_directory.to_path_buf(),
         accounts_directory.to_path_buf(),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async fn build_and_write_genesis(
         .into_unsigned_block()
         .context("failed to build the unsigned genesis block")?;
     let signature = signer
-        .sign(unsigned_genesis_block.header())
+        .sign_commitment(unsigned_genesis_block.header().commitment())
         .await
         .context("failed to sign the genesis block")?;
     let genesis_block = unsigned_genesis_block
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ignorePaths: @@
       - node_modules
       - "**/package-lock.json"
     words:
+      - ciphertext
       - Devnet
       - grpcurl
       - Merkle
@@ Expand Down @@