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  • Deserialize the signing key
  • Remove the signing key from the filter
  • Save the appendable data
  • Update the structured data for blocked users
  • Update the structured data
  • Save the structured data
  • Drop the handle for the signing key

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Unblock a user

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If you are the website owner, you can unblock users by removing their signing key from the appendable data associated with the current page.

Contents

Deserialize the signing key

The plugin deserializes the signing key of the user you want to unblock.

POST /sign-key/deserialise

controller.js

window.safeSignKey.deserialise(this._authToken, new Buffer(this._data.blockedUsers[userName], 'base64'))

The API returns the handle ID for the signing key.

Remove the signing key from the filter

The plugin removes the signing key of the user you want to unblock from the appendable data associated with the current page.

DELETE /appendable-data/filter/:handleId

controller.js

window.safeAppendableData.removeFromFilter(
    this._authToken,
    this._currentPostHandleId,
    [signKeyHandle])

Save the appendable data

The plugin updates the appendable data associated with the current page by sending a POST request to the SAFE Network.

POST /appendable-data/:handleId

controller.js

window.safeAppendableData.post(
    this._authToken, this._currentPostHandleId)

Update the structured data for blocked users

The plugin removes the serialized signing key of the user you just unblocked from the list of blocked users for the current page.

controller.js

delete this._data.blockedUsers[userName]
const data = new Buffer(JSON.stringify(this._data.blockedUsers)).toString('base64')

Update the structured data

The plugin updates the structured data with the new list of blocked users.

PATCH /structured-data/:handleId

controller.js

window.safeStructuredData.updateData(
    this._authToken,
    this._blockedUserStructureDataHandle,
    data, this._symmetricCipherOptsHandle)

Save the structured data

The plugin saves the structured data by sending a POST request to the SAFE Network.

POST /structured-data/:handleId

controller.js

window.safeStructuredData.post(
    this._authToken, this._blockedUserStructureDataHandle)

Drop the handle for the signing key

The plugin drops the handle that represents the signing key of the user you just unblocked.

DELETE /sign-key/:handleId

controller.js

window.safeSignKey.dropHandle(this._authToken, signKeyHandle)

When you select a user to unblock, the plugin is able to retrieve the serialized signing key of that user from .

After the user has been unblocked, the plugin .

Deserialize signing key
Remove signing keys
Save appendable data
Update structured data
Save structured data
Drop signing key handle
reloads the comments
the list of blocked users
Unblock a user