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description: Pantheon Clique Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus protocol implementation
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path: blob/master/config/src/main/resources/
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source: rinkeby.json
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*[vanity data]: Signers can include anything they like as vanity data.
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# Clique
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Pantheon implements the Clique Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus protocol. Clique is used by the
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Rinkeby testnet and can be used for private networks.
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In Clique networks, transactions and blocks are validated by approved accounts, known as signers.
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Signers take turns to create the next block. Existing signers propose and vote to add or remove signers.
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## Genesis File
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To use Clique in a private network, Pantheon requires a Clique genesis file. When connecting to Rinkeby,
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Pantheon uses the [`rinkeby.json`](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/blob/master/config/src/main/resources/rinkeby.json)
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genesis file in the `/pantheon/config/src/main/resources` directory.
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A PoA genesis file defines properties specific to Clique:
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!!! example "Example Clique Genesis File"
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```json
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{
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"config":{
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"chainId":1981,
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"constantinoplefixblock": 0,
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"clique":{
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"blockperiodseconds":15,
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"epochlength":30000
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}
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},
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"coinbase":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"difficulty":"0x1",
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"extraData":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001a54556254bfa3db2daa7673435ec63649925c50000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"gasLimit":"0xa00000",
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"mixHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"nonce":"0x0",
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"timestamp":"0x5c51a607",
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"alloc": {},
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"number":"0x0",
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"gasUsed":"0x0",
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"parentHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
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}
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```
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The properties specific to Clique are:
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* `blockperiodseconds` - Block time in seconds.
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* `epochlength` - Number of blocks after which to reset all votes.
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* `extraData` - Initial signers are specified after the 32 bytes reserved for vanity data.
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### Extra Data
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The `extraData` field consists of:
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* 0x prefix
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* 32 bytes (64 hex characters) of vanity data
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* Concatenated list of initial signer addresses. 20 bytes (40 hex characters) for each signer. At least one
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initial signer must be specified.
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* 65 bytes (130 hex characters) for proposer signature. In the genesis block there is no initial proproser so the proproser signature is all zeros.
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!!! example "One Initial Signer"
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`extraData` field for a Clique network with one initial signer with an address of `dd37f65db31c107f773e82a4f85c693058fef7a9`
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`0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000dd37f65db31c107f773e82a4f85c693058fef7a90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000`
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!!! example "Two Initial Signers"
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`extraData` field for a Clique network with two initial signers with addresses of `dd37f65db31c107f773e82a4f85c693058fef7a9` and `b9b81ee349c3807e46bc71aa2632203c5b462034`.
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`0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000dd37f65db31c107f773e82a4f85c693058fef7a9b9b81ee349c3807e46bc71aa2632203c5b4620340000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000`
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## Connecting to Clique Network
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To connect to the Rinkeby testnet, start Pantheon with the [`--network=rinkeby`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#network)
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command line option. To start a node on a Clique private network, use the
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[`--genesis-file`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#genesis-file) option to specify the custom genesis file.
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## Adding and Removing Signers
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To propose adding or removing signers using the JSON-RPC methods, enable the HTTP interface
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using [`--rpc-http-enabled`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#rpc-http-enabled) or WebSockets interface using
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[`--rpc-ws-enabled`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#rpc-ws-enabled).
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The Clique API methods are not enabled by default. To enable, specify the [`--rpc-http-api`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#rpc-http-api)
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or [`--rpc-ws-api`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#rpc-ws-api) option and include `CLIQUE`.
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The JSON-RPC methods to add or remove signers are:
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* [clique_propose](../Reference/Pantheon-API-Methods.md#clique_propose)
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* [clique_getSigners](../Reference/Pantheon-API-Methods.md#clique_getsigners)
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* [clique_discard](../Reference/Pantheon-API-Methods.md#clique_discard)
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To propose adding a signer, call `clique_propose` specifying the address of the proposed signer and `true`.
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!!! example "JSON-RPC clique_propose Request Example"
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```bash
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curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"clique_propose","params":["0xFE3B557E8Fb62b89F4916B721be55cEb828dBd73", true], "id":1}' <JSON-RPC-endpoint:port>
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```
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When the next block is created by the signer, a vote is added to the block for the proposed signer.
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When more than half of the existing signers propose adding the signer and their votes have been
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distributed in blocks, the signer is added and can begin signing blocks.
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Use `clique_getSigners` to return a list of the signers and to confirm that your proposed signer has
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been added.
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!!! example "JSON-RPC clique_getSigners Request Example"
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```bash
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curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"clique_getSigners","params":["latest"], "id":1}' <JSON-RPC-endpoint:port>
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```
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To discard your proposal after confirming the signer was added, call `clique_discard` specifying the address of the proposed signer.
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!!! example "JSON-RPC clique_discard Request Example"
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```bash
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curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"clique_discard","params":["0xFE3B557E8Fb62b89F4916B721be55cEb828dBd73"], "id":1}' <JSON-RPC-endpoint:port>
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```
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The process for removing a signer is the same as adding a signer except you specify `false` as the
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second parameter of `clique_propose`.
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### Epoch Transition
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At each epoch transition, all pending votes collected from received blocks are discarded.
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Existing proposals remain in effect and signers re-add their vote the next time they create a block.
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Define the number of blocks between epoch transitions in the genesis file.
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