Implementation of a Hardened Derivative

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Quote from: Doan9269 on April 05, 2022, 03:31:47 AM

How can i implement a "hardened derivative" to my wallet address as a control measure in other to maximize safety of my coins?.

You aren't really gaining additional security by using a hardened derivation path though.
The case when non-hardened keys could leak the master private key is a very special case where you leak both your master public key and a single child private key. This shouldn't happen in normal circumstances and not to mention that there is no reason to believe if you leak a single private key you are not going to leak a lot more, in which case hardened-paths don't help you at all.

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Quote from: Doan9269 on April 05, 2022, 03:31:47 AM

Though i dont know much about Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP), but i think one of the reasons this was implemented is to increase the users experience with a better service.

BIPs are documents created to introduce new features to bitcoin, just like the last ones which are for schnorr signature and taproot together (BIP 340, 341 and 342). You can check the BIPs on GitHub individually.

You can find the lists on GitHub: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips

Quote from: Doan9269 on April 05, 2022, 03:31:47 AM

How can i implement a "hardened derivative" to my wallet address as a control measure in other to maximize safety of my coins?.

You can check what I have posted about it recently:

Re: bip 39 mnemonic pass phrase

The apostrophe (') means hardened, to know more about it, you can read this: Hardened and non-hardened derivation

Addresses are not hardened for public keys to be able to generate the corresponding addresses just like in case of watch-only wallet.

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I've come to think of it, the more we remain careful about securing our wallets from attack same are the hackers developing new strategies to steal our coins.
I have been able to come across several threads and articles talking about how to improve wallet security in other to avoid loosing our coins to the hands of hackers and one of the recommended ways is to safeguard our keys from another person gaining access to it. Though i dont know much about Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP), but i think one of the reasons this was implemented is to increase the users experience with a better service.

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How can i implement a "hardened derivative" to my wallet address as a control measure in other to maximize safety of my coins?.

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