RPC for deleting accounts.

ethcore/src/account_provider.rs

@@ -276,14 +276,20 @@ impl AccountProvider {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns `true` if the password for `account` is `password`. `false` if not.
-	pub fn test_password(&self, account: &Address, password: String) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-		match self.sstore.sign(account, &password, &Default::default()) {
+	pub fn test_password(&self, account: &Address, password: &str) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+		match self.sstore.sign(account, password, &Default::default()) {
 			Ok(_) => Ok(true),
 			Err(SSError::InvalidPassword) => Ok(false),
 			Err(e) => Err(Error::SStore(e)),
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Permanently removes an account.
+	pub fn kill_account(&self, account: &Address, password: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		try!(self.sstore.remove_account(account, &password));
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	/// Changes the password of `account` from `password` to `new_password`. Fails if incorrect `password` given.
 	pub fn change_password(&self, account: &Address, password: String, new_password: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		self.sstore.change_password(account, &password, &new_password).map_err(Error::SStore)

rpc/src/v1/impls/parity_accounts.rs

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl<C: 'static> ParityAccounts for ParityAccountsClient<C> where C: MiningBlock
 		let account: Address = account.into();
 
 		take_weak!(self.accounts)
-			.test_password(&account, password)
+			.test_password(&account, &password)
 			.map_err(|e| errors::account("Could not fetch account info.", e))
 	}
 
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ impl<C: 'static> ParityAccounts for ParityAccountsClient<C> where C: MiningBlock
 			.map_err(|e| errors::account("Could not fetch account info.", e))
 	}
 
+	fn kill_account(&self, account: RpcH160, password: String) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+		try!(self.active());
+		let account: Address = account.into();
+		take_weak!(self.accounts)
+			.kill_account(&account, &password)
+			.map(|_| true)
+			.map_err(|e| errors::account("Could not fetch account info.", e))
+	}
+
 	fn set_account_name(&self, addr: RpcH160, name: String) -> Result<bool, Error> {
 		try!(self.active());
 		let store = take_weak!(self.accounts);

rpc/src/v1/traits/parity_accounts.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ build_rpc_trait! {
 		#[rpc(name = "parity_changePassword")]
 		fn change_password(&self, H160, String, String) -> Result<bool, Error>;
 
+		/// Permanently deletes an account.
+		/// Arguments: `account`, `password`.
+		#[rpc(name = "parity_killAccount")]
+		fn kill_account(&self, H160, String) -> Result<bool, Error>;
+
 		/// Set an account's name.
 		#[rpc(name = "parity_setAccountName")]
 		fn set_account_name(&self, H160, String) -> Result<bool, Error>;