x/authority
The 🔒Authority Module allows a designated multi-signature address, in this case the Noble Maintenance Multisig (NMM), to execute privileged operations on the chain.
Each module has the ability to assign the Authority module as its authority.
In Noble's case, this happens in the app.yaml.
Because Noble does not have a Governance Module, the Authority module is used to facilitate governance actions. To learn more about the NMM and Noble governance, check out the Governance section.
Usage
The module allows for arbitrary execution of messages.
nobled tx authority execute <FILE.json> --from nmm
However the modules primary use case will likely be used for software upgrades, ibc client recovery, and parameter changes.
Helper commands are included for some of these scenarios.
# software upgrade
nobled tx authority software-upgrade <name> [--upgrade-height <height>] [--upgrade-info <info>] --from nmm
# recover IBC client
nobled tx authority recover-client [subject-client-id] [substitute-client-id] --from nmm
👤 Transfer Ownership
In cases where the authority address needs to be rotated, the current owner can transfer ownership to a new address.
nobled tx authority transfer-ownership <new-owner> --from <current-owner>
⚠️ Important: The new owner must execute accept-ownership to finalize the transfer.
nobled tx authority accept-ownership --from <new-owner>
Queries
Query for the current owner of the authority module.
nobled q authority owner
Query for the current pending owner of the authority module. This is only relevant if a transfer of ownership is in progress.
nobled q authority pending-owner