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# Enable Public Signing

By default, the signing methods for [`rippled`](../../concepts/networks-and-servers/index.md) are limited to [administrative connections](../../references/http-websocket-apis/admin-api-methods/index.md). If you want to allow signing methods to be used as public API methods (like with versions of `rippled` before v1.1.0), you can enable it with a configuration change.

This enables the following methods to be used on "public" [JSON-RPC and WebSocket connections](../../tutorials/http-websocket-apis/build-apps/get-started.md), if your server accepts them:

- [sign][sign method]
- [sign_for][sign_for method]
- [submit][submit method] (in "sign-and-submit" mode)

You **do not** need to enable public signing to use these methods from an admin connection.

{% admonition type="warning" name="Caution" %}Ripple does not recommend enabling public signing. Like the [wallet_propose method][], the signing commands do not perform any actions that would require administrative-level permissions, but restricting them to admin connections protects users from irresponsibly sending or receiving secret keys over unsecured communications, or to servers they do not control.{% /admonition %}

To enable public signing, perform the following steps:

1. Edit your `rippled`'s config file.

    ```
    vim /etc/opt/ripple/rippled.cfg
    ```

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2. Add the following stanza to your config file, and save the changes:

    ```
    [signing_support]
    true
    ```

3. Restart your `rippled` server:

    ```
    systemctl restart rippled
    ```

## See Also

- **Concepts:**
    - [Transactions](../../concepts/transactions/index.md)
    - [Cryptographic Keys](../../concepts/accounts/cryptographic-keys.md)
- **Tutorials:**
    - [Set Up Secure Signing](../../concepts/transactions/secure-signing.md)
    - [Get Started Using HTTP / WebSocket APIs](../../tutorials/http-websocket-apis/build-apps/get-started.md)
    - [Get Started Using JavaScript](../../tutorials/javascript/build-apps/get-started.md)
- **References:**
    - [sign method][]
    - [sign_for method][]
    - [submit method][]

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