I think it's already a de-facto standard. We're using it on http://carbonwallet.com/
See https://github.com/carbonwallet/carbonwallet.github.io/blob/master/extjs/mnemonic.js
Topic: Brainwallet.org Poetry (Read 1478 times)
Aha! The only place I didn't think to look 
Very interesting. This would be an easier way to type in private keys from a paper wallet, but I think it should be standardized or else the word list might change and render all your data useless. (Easy fix--print both the key and the 'easy to type' real word version)
Very interesting. This would be an easier way to type in private keys from a paper wallet, but I think it should be standardized or else the word list might change and render all your data useless. (Easy fix--print both the key and the 'easy to type' real word version)
The current wordlist and function is here -> http://pastebin.com/4HfuabMb
We could make it a standard right now
Aha! The only place I didn't think to look
Very interesting. This would be an easier way to type in private keys from a paper wallet, but I think it should be standardized or else the word list might change and render all your data useless. (Easy fix--print both the key and the 'easy to type' real word version)
Very interesting. This would be an easier way to type in private keys from a paper wallet, but I think it should be standardized or else the word list might change and render all your data useless. (Easy fix--print both the key and the 'easy to type' real word version)
From the source:
So it converts every 4 characters to three words from that list.
Code:
/*
mnemonic.js : Converts between 4-byte aligned strings and a human-readable
sequence of words. Uses 1626 common words taken from wikipedia article:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/Contemporary_poetry
Originally written in python special for Electrum (lightweight Bitcoin client).
This version has been reimplemented in javascript and placed in public domain.
*/
So it converts every 4 characters to three words from that list.
Hi all,
I've been playing around with the converters at brainwallet.org--pretty cool.
I'm curious about the "poetry" function. I've seen this format used with other services as well as a way to save a secret key that can be used to recover an account, etc.
What I can't find is a technical explanation of how the conversion works. Does anyone know? And is the idea behind it simply that it's easier to avoid typos when typing actual words?
Thanks
I've been playing around with the converters at brainwallet.org--pretty cool.
I'm curious about the "poetry" function. I've seen this format used with other services as well as a way to save a secret key that can be used to recover an account, etc.
What I can't find is a technical explanation of how the conversion works. Does anyone know? And is the idea behind it simply that it's easier to avoid typos when typing actual words?
Thanks
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