Best way to convert encrypted wallet.dat -> text and back?

ALPHA.

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Quote from: netrin on November 23, 2011, 07:46:40 PM

Could you explain what you really want and what you will use it for?

gpg -ca will convert the input (wallet.dat) into a symmetrically encrypted ascii text block such as this:

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

jA0EAwMCZGu2org4FqJgyVXAHqwktVpZRZhDmGTlVnscUL6bxvPjyjv6cNXzKoCy
DBcr5tH3mBTDnvwSedBdJEI586w8PuahfdbRoritDrMqgT1KAsGMusMcERQh1gpV
V6dpo+ky
=oJ2k
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

gpg with no flag arguments will decrypt it again. In both cases you'll need to provide a symmetric key, any passphrase will do.

You'll see in a moment. Thank you!

tvbcof

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Quote from: netrin on November 23, 2011, 07:46:40 PM

Could you explain what you really want and what you will use it for?

Probably not without a non-disclosure agreement. I am certain that it is a truly earth-shattering idea...hung up temporarily on the challenging technical question of how to encrypt a file.

netrin

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Could you explain what you really want and what you will use it for?

gpg -ca will convert the input (wallet.dat) into a conventional symmetrically encrypted ascii text block such as this:

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----

jA0EAwMCZGu2org4FqJgyVXAHqwktVpZRZhDmGTlVnscUL6bxvPjyjv6cNXzKoCy
DBcr5tH3mBTDnvwSedBdJEI586w8PuahfdbRoritDrMqgT1KAsGMusMcERQh1gpV
V6dpo+ky
=oJ2k
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

gpg with no flag arguments will decrypt it again. In both cases you'll need to provide a symmetric key, any passphrase will do.

ALPHA.

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Quote from: netrin on November 23, 2011, 07:42:52 PM

$ gpg -o wallet.asc -ca wallet.dat
$ gpg wallet.asc

If it would be valuable to you, could you explain what this does and what every part does?

netrin

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$ gpg -o wallet.asc -ca wallet.dat
$ gpg wallet.asc

grubles

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Decrypt it and then encrypt it again? Huh

This is a no-brainer unless I am missing something...

ALPHA.

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