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I'm currently reading the Electrum sourcecode to figure out how to go from seed (12 words) to addresses (in usual format). Does someone have the big picture of this process in mind?
More precisely I'm looking for Python code (standalone, runnable out of Electrum) that can produce this.
Take a seed
s(can be 12 words from the 2048-words dictionary but not necessary)Let's assume
sis a valid seed (i.e.is_new_seed(s)isTrue, this means thatbh2u(hmac_sha_512(b"Seed version", s.encode('utf8')))has prefix'01'); code for is_new_seed here.For our goal (get addresses), should we first create the private key from
s? How?
or
Should we create a master public key from
s? How?Given 3. or 4., how to create the 20 first public addresses?
Example of input: s = 'x8' (yes this is a valid (unsecure because too simple) seed, you can try it in Electrum - Create a wallet from existing seed)
Example of output:
1LNvv5h6QHoYv1nJcqrp13T2TBkD2sUGn1
1P6rnf6VUfSUUWES6wTyjfx9dTFqXdrjLM
1AQ6TNtD2eEdQjwpVpkPSdcvJiiLKziKZz
...
You mean like this, but Python? https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/63715/how-to-list-all-addresses-in-a-deterministic-wallet/63729#63729
– 4276 – 2017-12-24T16:57:57.000Not exactly @fredsben, the output should be (public) adresses, not private keys. Or maybe can these adresses be easily deduced from pvt keys? – Basj – 2017-12-24T17:34:28.480
I think that tool shows private keys, public keys, and addresses. The private keys are generated from the seed. The public keys are generated from the private keys. The addresses are generated from the public keys. So yes, addresses can be deduced from private keys. – 4276 – 2017-12-24T18:21:00.620