Instruction: Authorize

This instruction updates the stake or withdraw authority of a stake account who manages stake or withdrawal.

Input structure

Parameters

• new_authority: The new authority to update.

• authority_type: The type of authority to update.

Accounts

• stake_account: The stake account to be updated.

  • Signer: No.

  • Init: No.

  • PDA: No.

  • Writable: Yes.

  • Rent checks: None.

  • Ownership checks: The account must be owned by the program.

  • Address checks: None.

• clock: The account must be a clock sysvar.

• stake_or_withdraw_authority: Unused.

• option_lockup_authority (optional): The lockup authority account, if updating StakeAuthorize::Withdrawer before lockup expiration.

  • Signer: Yes.

  • Init: No.

  • PDA: No.

  • Writable: No.

  • Rent checks: None.

  • Ownership checks: None.

  • Address checks: None.

Additional checks and behavior

• lockup_authority must be a signer if provided.

• When updating the staker, either the current staker or the withdrawer of the stake account must be a signer.

• When updating the withdrawer, the current withdrawer of the stake account must be a signer.

• When updating the withdrawer, the lockup must not be in force or the custodian must be a signer.

• The stake account authority is updated with the provided new_authorized key.