Questions tagged [bip39]
BIP39 is an open standard for encoding a seed as a series of common words, but also collects other methodologies.
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What function/method does MetaMask use to generate the entropy for mnemonic keys?
I am trying to understand how exactly MetaMask is generating the initial entropy to create its mnemonic key. There are questions like this, MetaMask's documentation, or their GitHub but I can't find ...
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Limit of address creation using single mnemonic
How many Ethereum address can be created using a single mnemonic for Ethereum using derivation path?
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How to check if BIP39 seed phrase is valid?
I am producing a game for a hackaton community to expose more people to Ethereum and blockchain. After hacking something my hackers will get many different seed phrases (similar to one generated by ...
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Language on react-native-bip39 seed phrase generate
I had added a chinese simplified and traditional json to wordlist folder, how can I tell it to generate seed phrase with specific language ?
https://github.com/novalabio/react-native-bip39
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How to make password with mnemonic words?
i'm new on blockchain development and i'm trying to make a login like metamask in vuejs. Can someone teach me how to make 13 mnemonics word, where the last mnemonic is the password value get from an ...
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Convert BIP-39 mnemonic to Ethereum private key in Python
How do I convert a BIP-39 mnemonic to an Ethereum private key in Python (via BIP-44 key derivation)? All the libraries I found that gave me the intended result depend on the two1 package, which ...
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What is the standard practice for ETH seed - 12 or 24 words?
Afaik for BTC a 12-word seed is considered secure because it utilizes 128 bits of entropy, which is the same as for BTC private keys.
Is 12 words same good for ETH? What is the current standard the ...
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How to use bip39 module in angular?
I am trying to create an ethereum wallet app using Ionic. I have tried to import bip39 node module directly in the angular project but it gives me error. Please help
import { Injectable } from '@...
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Can someone explain the meaning of derivation path in wallet in plain English (such as m/44'/60'/0'/0)?
Like m / purpose' / coin_type' / account' / change / address_index
which gives say a value of m/44'/60'/0'/0
What is the meaning of "m", purpose, coin type, etc.
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how to generate ethereum address from mnemonic and derivation path without using ethereumjs-wallet npm package?
Is there any way to generate ethereum address from mnemonic and derivation path without using ethereumjs-wallet npm package?
I have generated mnemonic using bip39
and i can generate Ethereum ...
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How does a wallet make sure that it restores all the keys from mnemonic phrases?
I am building a wallet that complies with BIP32, BIP39, BIP44, and EIP55.
It should be easy to restore keys if a wallet owner generates keys in sequence, but in my understanding, they can create a ...
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generate unique mnemonic with password(only)
I am trying to create an exodus like wallet, where for the first time user just need to enter the password to register on wallet.
The method I thought, running PBKDF2 on the password with empty salt ...
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How to generate address from xpub in JS?
How to generate address from xpub in JS? Should i use BIP39 or 44? If yes, how exactly?
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Encryption with BIP39 specification secp256k1 keys?
We are making a system where users can share files with other people but nobody should be able to figure out that all these different files belongs to same user on blockchain.
these are the steps we ...
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How to use mnemonic to recovery my ethereum wallet
I use web3j to create my ethereum wallet.the Code just like down
import org.web3j.crypto.Bip39Wallet;
import org.web3j.crypto.Credentials;
import org.web3j.crypto.ECKeyPair;
import org.web3j.crypto....
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Web3 create account from mnemonic + passphrase
I'm trying to create an ethereum account using web3-js by providing a mnemonic + passphrase (created with BIP39-js) but can't seem to find an implementation of web3.eth.accounts.create() that accepts ...
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Is possible to continue the BIP32/BIP39 algorithm from a Pk and Sk pair and “climb” to the mnemonic seed?
A few days reading about the BIP algorithm and the generation of the key pairs.
Found that on the BIP 32 Paper:
Child key derivation (CKD) functions
Given a parent extended key and an index i, ...
