Validators
The Validators tab provides an overview of all Canton Network validator nodes managed in the current environment.
Validator Overview
Each validator node managed in the current environment is displayed as a row with some key details and indicators.
Name
The name of the validator node.
Status
Current readiness status of the validator components.
Applications
Number of applications ready out of the total deployed on this validator (e.g. 4 / 4 ready).
Network
The Canton Network environment this validator is connected to (e.g. DevNet). Displayed as a badge.
Party Hint
The human-readable party identifier for this validator. A copy icon allows copying the value.
Version
The deployed version of the validator software (e.g. v0.5.18).
At the top of the validator table, a summary bar shows aggregate counts for the current environment:
total: total number of validators configured.
ready: number of validators with a Ready status.
issues: number of validators with a non-Ready status requiring attention.
[TODO: document status values and what they indicate — e.g. In Progress, Failing, or any other states visible in production environments]
Click the > arrow at the right of any row, or click the row itself, to open the validator detail/ management view.
Validator Details
Clicking on any validator from the Validators list opens the validator detail view. This view has its own secondary navigation panel with sections grouped into four categories.
Overview - High-level status and configuration of the validator as a Kubernetes resource
Summary
Component readiness and overall validator status at a glance.
Status
Condition stream from the validator controller.
Specification
Read-only view of the Validator CR spec.
Network — Canton Network participation metrics sourced from the Scan API.
Balances
Canton Coin holdings for this validator's owner party.
Traffic
Synchronizer traffic counters reported by the participant.
Faucets
Coin drops collected by this validator.
Ledger — Parties, DAR, and participant management.
Parties
Look up parties by ID prefix or allocate a new one.
DARs
DAR packages known to the participant; upload new packages.
Participant
Live participant node status from the gRPC admin API.
Access — User, wallet, and identity management.
Users
Participant users provisioned on this validator.
Wallet Users
Users registered with the Wallet UI.
Identity
Managed Keycloak realm and OIDC client configuration.
Endpoints
Network endpoints exposed by this validator and its applications.
Each section is covered in detail in the following section of this guide.
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