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May 09, 2012, 04:55:24 PM
#5
roger, thx for the help
legendary
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1davout
May 09, 2012, 04:07:28 PM
#4
so is it possible to get the private key from an instawallet address?
No, because of the way Instawallet works.
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May 09, 2012, 10:43:28 AM
#3
so is it possible to get the private key from an instawallet address?
legendary
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1davout
May 09, 2012, 05:59:05 AM
#2
It is a unique ID that has no link with the private key of the wallet address.

That is how it is generated (Ruby) :
Code:
def set_key
  if key.blank?
    self.key = SecureRandom.base64(25).gsub(/[\+\=\/]/, '')
  end
end
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May 08, 2012, 04:50:23 PM
#1
when you create a new address with instawallet.org's api services, it creates a wallet and gives it a

my question is, this wallet id, is it simply the private key? or is it generated by the instawallet website?
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