Introduction

It is possible to swap your primary key if you wish to through the Polymesh app or through the Polymesh Portal.

Please be aware that funds (including staked funds) do not transfer when swapping, they remain in their respective keys. This action will remove the current primary key from your identity and replace it with the target key.

• The secondary key you now wish to make primary should be be in your wallet and unassigned.

Note: If your secondary key is already assigned, you can un-assign it here

Using the Polymesh Portal

• Open the Polymesh Portal's Authorization page.
• Click on "+ Create new Auth".
  
• Select "Rotate Primary key" as the Auntorization type.
• Enter the target account that you want top swap to your primary key to. Optionally you can enter an expiry date for the authorization.
  
• Click on create then sign the transaction with your wallet.
  
  Please be aware funds (including staked funds) do not transfer when swapping, they remain in their respective keys.

Using the Polymesh App

• Navigate to https://mainnet-app.polymesh.network/#/extrinsics and select the following extrinsic:

• • using the selected account: the current primary key.
  • extrinsic: Identity > addAuthorization
  • target: Account > the secondary key you with to make primary
  • authorization_data: RotatePrimaryKey

• Submit this transaction - signed with your Primary key.

Note: protocol fee applicable, this fee will appear in the signing window.

• Once the transaction has successfully completed, navigate to Subscan and in the search bar enter your primary key.

• Next, find and click the extrinsic id for "identity (add_authorization)" >  
  • scroll down to "Events" >
  • expand the corresponding event to find an authorization_Id which you will need in the next step.

• Back to the In the Polymesh app make the following extrinsic call:

• • using the selected account: use your secondary key
  • extrinsic: identity > acceptPrimaryKey
  • rotation_auth_id: use the four digit code we obtained in the step above.

• Submit this transaction and sign with your Secondary key.

Note: Protocol fee applicable, this fee will appear in the signing window.

• Your keys should now be swapped in your wallet, after which you can assign your old primary to your account as a secondary if you wish by following this process.

Please be aware funds (including staked funds) do not transfer when swapping, they remain in their respective keys.

If you are using a Nano Ledger and do not see your key in the Poymesh app, see here how to add an account via Ledger.