# Create Development Wallet

## Step 1: Create a Wallet

The first step is to create a wallet. Use `infra-cli wallet create` to create a new "default" wallet using the option `--to-console` for simplicity. If using `infra-cli` in production, it's wise to instead use `--to-file` so your wallet password is not in your bash history. For development purposes and because these are **development and not production keys** `--to-console` poses no security threat.

```
infra-cli wallet create --to-console
```

`infra-cli` will return a password, save this password somewhere as you will likely need it later in the tutorial.

```
Creating wallet: default
Save password to use in the future to unlock this wallet.
Without password imported keys will not be retrievable.
"PW5Kewn9L76X8Fpd....................t42S9XCw2"
```

**About Wallets** A common misconception in cryptocurrency regarding wallets is that they store tokens. However, in reality, a wallet is used to store private keys in an encrypted file to sign transactions. Wallets do not serve as a storage medium for tokens.

A user builds a transaction object, usually through an interface, sends that object to the wallet to be signed, the wallet then returns that transaction object with a signature which is then broadcast to the network. When/if the network confirms that the transaction is valid, it is included into a block on the blockchain.

## Step 2: Open the Wallet

Wallets are closed by default when starting a `infra-keychain` instance, to begin, run the following

```
infra-cli wallet open
```

Run the following to return a list of wallets.

```
infra-cli wallet list
```

and it will return

```
Wallets:
[
  "default"
]
```

## Step 3: Unlock it

The `infra-keychain` wallet(s) have been opened, but is still locked. Moments ago you were provided a password, you're going to need that now.

```
infra-cli wallet unlock
```

You will be prompted for your password, paste it and press enter.

Now run the following command

```
infra-cli wallet list
```

It should now return

```
Wallets:
[
  "default *"
]
```

Pay special attention to the asterisk (\*). This means that the wallet is currently **unlocked**

## Step 4:  Import keys into your wallet

Generate a private key, `infra-cli` has a helper function for this, just run the following.

```
infra-cli wallet create_key
```

It will return something like..

```
Created new private key with a public key of: "EOS8PEJ5FM42xLpHK...X6PymQu97KrGDJQY5Y"
```

## Step 5: Follow this tutorial series more easily

Enter the public key provided in the last step in the box below. It will persist the **development public key** you just generated throughout the documentation.

Development Public Key

## Step 6: Import the Development Key

Every new InfraBlockchain-Antelope chain has a default "system" user called "eosio". This account is used to setup the chain by loading system contracts that dictate the governance and consensus of the InfraBlockchain-Antelope chain. Every new InfraBlockchain-Antelope chain comes with a development key, and this key is the same. Load this key to sign transactions on behalf of the system user (eosio)

```
infra-cli wallet import
```

You'll be prompted for a private key, enter the `eosio` development key provided below

```
5KQwrPbwdL6PhXujxW37FSSQZ1JiwsST4cqQzDeyXtP79zkvFD3
```

**Important** Never use the development key for a production account! Doing so will most certainly result in the loss of access to your account, this private key is publicly known. Wonderful, you now have a default wallet unlocked and loaded with a key, and are ready to proceed.

## What's Next?

* [Start Your Node](https://docs.infrablockchain.net/infrablockchain-antelope/for-developers/developer-guides-infrablockchain-antelope-native/development-environment-infrablockchain-antelope-native/start-infra-keychain-and-infra-node): Steps to start `infra-keychain` and `infra-node`.