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Topic: How to get private keys from encrypted bitcoin-qt? (Read 2363 times)

legendary
Activity: 3416
Merit: 1912
The Concierge of Crypto
This is why I prefer alphanumeric passwords. Make it long enough and you have the same security. Here are some examples:

8epEja5a8Ene3UJE7UhErUMUSUJA2EzE
nUXAmYVaRaQABymyZaPage4aVabEjeja
MuTesu2uvAbYpyNevE4EgybEsEtYvaZY
4EmymYQYQYZaqUnYgyraWeryPadavE9u
7AWevYZYTytAsATaWUPe4EzUzabaWyje

Memorizing them or keeping them secure is a different problem. I just write mine down and store it on paper in my wallet.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html
http://www.schneier.com/news-101.html
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/08/password_advice.html
legendary
Activity: 1199
Merit: 1047
It isn't working for me, I'm getting this error: Method not found (code -32601)

Could you give me an example of what should I write? <100>  isn't working, neither without the "<>".
newbie
Activity: 29
Merit: 0
Yay!!  It works thank you very much again!
legendary
Activity: 3416
Merit: 4658
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Left you busily typing away in the VPN sign in topic just so I could.  Grin
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Yeah I gave up on that one.  It is clear that that user isn't interested in "best practice".  They've already made up their mind about what they want to attempt.  They posted a question "Is this a sound idea?", and when they got multiple answers saying "No." their response was essentially, "But I want to do it anyway."  Not sure why they even bothered asking.
legendary
Activity: 1890
Merit: 1078
Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer
Was just about to say the same.  You beat me to it.

Left you busily typing away in the VPN sign in topic just so I could.  Grin

@OP

As an example for Linux: walletpassphrase 'This "has quotes" in it'

and for windows: walletpassphrase "This \"has quotes\" in it"

(not sure about Mac but it is probably as per Linux)
legendary
Activity: 3416
Merit: 4658
You'll have to correctly escape and/or quote your passphrase (and that works differently for different OS platforms).

Was just about to say the same.  You beat me to it.
legendary
Activity: 1890
Merit: 1078
Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer
Does this work even if my password is an entire phrase with correct punctuation?

cause it's giving me an error

Code:
Parse error: unbalanced ' or "

You'll have to correctly escape and/or quote your passphrase (and that works differently for different OS platforms).
newbie
Activity: 29
Merit: 0
Does this work even if my password is an entire phrase with correct punctuation?

cause it's giving me an error

Code:
Parse error: unbalanced ' or "
newbie
Activity: 29
Merit: 0
Ah, thank you very much!
legendary
Activity: 3416
Merit: 4658
Code:
walletpassphrase    
Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for seconds

As reported here:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list#Full_list
newbie
Activity: 29
Merit: 0
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to get my private keys from my bitcoin-qt client, it is encrypted and I think that's why it won't give them to me with a simple dumpprivkey command. 

Anyway is it even possible and if so how?
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