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PDCert

[!CAUTION]

This method is deprecated as of Plutus V3

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Renamed and modified to PCertificate in V3 version

It represents any possible certificate that can be included in a transaction. These certificates are essential for managing staking keys, delegating stake, and controlling stake pools.

Definition:

export const PDCert = pstruct({
    KeyRegistration: { stakeKey: PStakingCredential.type },
    KeyDeRegistration: { stakeKey: PStakingCredential.type },
    KeyDelegation: {
        delegator: PStakingCredential.type,
        poolKeyHash: PPubKeyHash.type
    },
    PoolRegistration: {
        poolId: PPubKeyHash.type,
        poolVRF: PPubKeyHash.type
    },
    PoolRetire: {
        poolId: PPubKeyHash.type,
        epoch: int
    },
    Genesis: {},
    MoveInstantRewards: {}
});

KeyRegistration​

This certificate is used to register a staking key (delegation or operating a stake pool).

stakeKey​

Represents the staking credential being deregistered.

type: PStakingCredential

KeyDeRegistration​

This certificate is used to deregister a staking key, effectively removing the stake key from the staking system.

stakeKey​

Represents the staking credential being deregistered.

type: PStakingCredential

KeyDelegation​

This certificate is used to delegate stake from a delegator's staking key to a specific stake pool.

delegator​

The staking key of the person delegating their stake.

type: PStakingCredential

poolKeyHash​

The public key hash of the stake pool to which the stake is being delegated.

type: PPubKeyHash

PoolRegistration​

This certificate is used to register a new stake pool on the Cardano network.

poolId​

The public key hash representing the stake pool.

type: PPubKeyHash

poolVRF​

The public key hash representing the stake pool’s VRF (Verifiable Random Function) key, which is used in slot leader election.

type: PPubKeyHash

PoolRetire​

Used to retire an existing stake pool after a specific epoch

poolId​

The public key hash of the stake pool being retired.

type: PPubKeyHash

epoch​

The epoch at which the pool will retire. Once this epoch is reached, the pool is no longer active.

type: TermInt

Genesis​

A genesis certificate is used in special cases involving the system’s genesis or bootstrap period.

MoveInstantRewards​

A MoveInstantRewards certificate is used to move rewards from the treasury or reserves to specified accounts.