Secure passphrase encryption of a private key.
Questions tagged [bip38]
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How to download bitaddress.org to use offline?
The site does not have a download option.
I can save the page using Google Crome by CTR-S, but the version I have saved in this way does not work.
Peter
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BIP38 or Brain wallet?
I have seen many videos about paper wallets and different ways to store BTC. And I have choose to store using a cold wallet (paper wallet). But I am not sure what option I should choose: a normal BIP38 encrypted paper wallet, or a brain wallet…
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Which wallet applications implement BIP38 - Private Key password encryption
I just learned about bip38 as it has to do with bitcoin private key encryption by putting a password to the key on the QR code. My question is which wallet apps support this decryption feature?
Patoshi パトシ
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How would one go about generating a BIP-38 encrypted vanity address for cold storage?
I want to generate a vanity address with BIP-38 encryption for a cold storage paper wallet, how would I go about securely making one? From what I've found, generating a vanity address with Vanitygen does not allow me to encrypt the key. Or is a…
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Comparing Bip 38 to AES256
Can anyone explain what are the advantages of using BIP 38 Bitcoin wallet encryption to simply encrypting the private key with AES256?
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What is the current state of BIP 38 (encrypted paper wallet) integration with cell phone wallets?
Given current implementations, is there a wallet that I can use to scan a private key, then enter in the password as a PIN, and the wallet will send from the key and sweep the rest onto a key generated from the phone?
Android, obviously.
Also,…
amashi
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How to convert a WIF private key to a BIP32 extended private key
I am trying to recover the extended BIP32 master private key from its extended BIP32 public key (which I already know) and a WIF private key (which I obtained by decrypting a BIP38 seed with a passphrase).
I followed the steps described in this…
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BIP 38 Implementions for Altcoins?
Trying to identify implementations for creating BIP 38 encrypted private keys for alternative coins to spark collaborative open source discussions to standardize BIP 38 to support altcoins. Please share any BIP 38 implementation URLs you are aware…
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Given a Bip38 encoded private key, Can you derive the address without knowing the password?
The title says it all. I have a private key that is BIP38 encrypted:
6PYVdYvBaMXD7bFNJwMh8DCTxcBQjzyPmqWDQDp2PBKYyFUACph7vzjeaN
Is there a way to derive the address from just that information?
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Recovering 2 of 2 multisig HD Wallet with bip38 encrypted private key
I have been trying to figure out if it is possible to restore my wallet with the current information I have.
The wallet is a 2 of 2 multisignature HD wallet
The first key is Bip38 and requires a password to decrypt private key
The second key has a…
user116710
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Spending BTC from an Electrum watch-only paper wallet?
I've an old BIP-38 paper wallet, and I imported that address into an Electrum (version 3.3.6) watch-only wallet.
I now want to transfer that BTC to an Exchange. I have the relevant password for the Electrum wallet and private key for the paper…
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"Lost" password to BIP38 encrypted private key, encrypter may be faulty (Bippy)
Few years ago I encrypted my Bitcoin private key for cold storage with an offline app called Bippy. Recently I tried to access my wallet by decrypting the private key, but my password was rejected.
I've checked out this Bippy program again, and I'm…
Pantalaimon
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How to BIP38 existing private keys offline
How do I go about encrypting some existing private keys using BIP38 in an offline manner? I have looked at bitaddress.org and that site only lets you BIP38 keys which the bitaddress.org site itself created.
I basically want to generate my own…
oshirowanen
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How do private keys in Bitcoin-Qt's encrypted wallet differ from BIP38 private keys?
Does an encrypted Bitcoin-Qt wallet generate BIP38 private keys?
I saw that Bitcoin private keys start with 5, i.e. unencrypted / no-BIP38 PKs, can be imported on several bitcoin wallets, e.g. Blockchain.info, Electrum, etc., and everyone with…
Rodrigo Paulo Gomes
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Storing the intermediate code to generate new encrypted keys
With BIP38 we can also generate an intermediate code (or passphrase code) and give it to untrusted party to generate encrypted key/address but not be able to decrypt the key without the passphrase.
This intermediate code can be used to generate any…
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