---
title: "Mocking Addresses Without Private Keys in Hardhat Tests"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/mocking-addresses-without-private-keys-in-hardhat-tests-ez5q1pwui
source_url: https://coinsbench.com/mocking-addresses-without-private-keys-in-hardhat-tests-de35f960090a
type: article
source: "Coins Bench"
published: 2024-04-20T14:27:41.278Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:09:48.658Z
tags: ["testing", "ethereum", "smart-contracts", "hardhat"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Mocking Addresses Without Private Keys in Hardhat Tests

**[Coins Bench](https://daily.dev/sources/coinsbench)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to test smart contracts without the private key for an address using Hardhat's impersonate account mechanism. Verify access control and test interaction between contracts.

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Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#ethereum](https://daily.dev/tags/ethereum), [#smart-contracts](https://daily.dev/tags/smart-contracts), [#hardhat](https://daily.dev/tags/hardhat)

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