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Topic: Deterministic wallet as hash(seed+index) is that OK? (Read 1449 times)
Would it be OK from a technical and security point of view, to have deterministic wallet like this:
1. Randomly generate one initial secret seed. For argument's sake let's say this has 'enough' entropy.
2. Generate private keys as hashes from this seed + a counter. 'Hash' could be SHA256 or SHA3-256 or a HMAC or preferably some 256-bit KDF.
Other than the disadvantage of not having type 2 determinism (ability to generate subsequent addresses without having to generate their corresponding private keys first), is there anything bad, wrong, or flawed with this approach?
1. Randomly generate one initial secret seed. For argument's sake let's say this has 'enough' entropy.
2. Generate private keys as hashes from this seed + a counter. 'Hash' could be SHA256 or SHA3-256 or a HMAC or preferably some 256-bit KDF.
Other than the disadvantage of not having type 2 determinism (ability to generate subsequent addresses without having to generate their corresponding private keys first), is there anything bad, wrong, or flawed with this approach?
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