def load_config
      @log.debug "loading validator-specific configuration"
      config = Autosign::Config.new

      if config.settings.to_hash[self.name].nil?
        @log.warn "Unable to load validator-specific configuration"
        @log.warn "Cannot load configuration section named '#{self.name}'"
        return {}
      else
        @log.debug "Set validator-specific settings from config file: " + config.settings.to_hash[self.name].to_s
        return config.settings.to_hash[self.name]
      end
    end
def load_config
      @log.debug "loading validator-specific configuration"
      config = Autosign::Config.new

      if config.settings.to_hash[self.name].nil?
        @log.warn "Unable to load validator-specific configuration"
        @log.warn "Cannot load configuration section named '#{self.name}'"
        return {}
      else
        @log.debug "Set validator-specific settings from config file: " + config.settings.to_hash[self.name].to_s
        return config.settings.to_hash[self.name]
      end
    end
load any required configuration from the config file.
 Do not override this in child classes.
 @return [Hash] configuration settings from the validator's section of the config file