Entropy -> 32 byte hex -> prefix network byte -> calculate and append checksum -> encode to Base58
Topic: Creating a Bitcoin Core seed using base 6 number (Dice roll) - page 2. (Read 306 times)
This is what I would like to do with Bitcoin Core. I feel that using an additional program outside of Core (either an offline version of bitaddress.org, custom python script, etc.) to do this introduces a chance for mistakes. Do you know if this can be done with Bitcoin Core somehow?
I was wondering if there is a way to use a custom seed in Bitcoin Core v23, rather than allow the program to use the default method to try to get entropy.
Yes. Use the sethdseed command. Link: https://bitcoincore.org/en/doc/25.0.0/rpc/wallet/sethdseed/Your custom seed has to be in the format of a WIF private key, so if you are using some manual process to generate the entropy, you'll need to convert it to WIF first. Entropy -> 32 byte hex -> prefix network byte -> calculate and append checksum -> encode to Base58.
The simplest way to use a physical process to generate a private key will be to flip a coin to achieve an unbiased 256 bit number, and then convert that hex.
Hello,
I was wondering if there is a way to use a custom seed in Bitcoin Core v23, rather than allow the program to use the default method to try to get entropy. At the moment I believe you need to create a random number (e.g. rolling dice), then convert it to base 6 (if not base 6 already), then input that 99 digit number into a program such as bitaddress.org to create a WIF private address and public address. Then you can import that private address into a new descriptor wallet.
Is that correct? Considering all the buzz around entropy recently it seems like it would make more sense to input a random 99 digit number directly into Bitcoin Core.
I was wondering if there is a way to use a custom seed in Bitcoin Core v23, rather than allow the program to use the default method to try to get entropy. At the moment I believe you need to create a random number (e.g. rolling dice), then convert it to base 6 (if not base 6 already), then input that 99 digit number into a program such as bitaddress.org to create a WIF private address and public address. Then you can import that private address into a new descriptor wallet.
Is that correct? Considering all the buzz around entropy recently it seems like it would make more sense to input a random 99 digit number directly into Bitcoin Core.
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