Topic: Backup of encrypted wallets: are they encrypted, too? - page 2. (Read 1541 times)
Simple solution: put your encrypted wallet.dat file inside a .7z (7zip) encrypted file with the same password you used on your wallet.dat file, so you don't forget it.
backupwallet is the same as copying wallet.dat
encrypting the wallet means encrypting the private keys.
If you have made a backup, and then you encrypt your wallet, you need to make a new backup because the old one will not work anymore.
Anyway that's my understanding, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. And I'm sure I've missed some important points.
encrypting the wallet means encrypting the private keys.
If you have made a backup, and then you encrypt your wallet, you need to make a new backup because the old one will not work anymore.
Anyway that's my understanding, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. And I'm sure I've missed some important points.
I am by no means an expert, but I have been playing with Bitcoin for over a year and that is how it seems to work to me.
backupwallet is the same as copying wallet.dat
encrypting the wallet means encrypting the private keys.
If you have made a backup, and then you encrypt your wallet, you need to make a new backup because the old one will not work anymore.
Anyway that's my understanding, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. And I'm sure I've missed some important points.
encrypting the wallet means encrypting the private keys.
If you have made a backup, and then you encrypt your wallet, you need to make a new backup because the old one will not work anymore.
Anyway that's my understanding, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. And I'm sure I've missed some important points.
Hi All,
I'm using Bitcoin Core 0.10.2 and a wallet that is encrypted using Bitcoin's native encryption.
Something that is not clear to me and could not find described anywhere is if the file created using backupwallet is encrypted, too, or not. Moreover, is there a reason to use backupwallet rather than simply copying the wallet.dat file? (apart from the convenience of not having to stop bitcoind).
Thanks,
Giacecco
I'm using Bitcoin Core 0.10.2 and a wallet that is encrypted using Bitcoin's native encryption.
Something that is not clear to me and could not find described anywhere is if the file created using backupwallet is encrypted, too, or not. Moreover, is there a reason to use backupwallet rather than simply copying the wallet.dat file? (apart from the convenience of not having to stop bitcoind).
Thanks,
Giacecco
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