is it possible to create your own DESIRED address? - page 2.

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Quote from: Velkro on October 17, 2014, 12:43:41 PM

Quote from: Simon8x on October 17, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

It seems to me that site doesn't offer split key vanity address. I would rather stay away with it for safety of my bitcoin.

Not everyone is IT-tech expert, so they must trust some people/some businesses to receive what they want in IT world.
It would be perfect world where everybody would be computer security expert and would do everything by themselves, but this is reality, and people need help often.
( Which is not good for bitcoin overall, but there is no other way )

Oh! So you are the owner!

Why are you telling "there is no other way?" Didn't you read what I and other people wrote?

You either didn't see it or you are avoiding it.

P.S. For this I don't think a great knowledge is needed, just need a computer with enough power. Even a newbie to cypto can generate it easily, Samr7 has explained it in simple language.

Edit 2 : Your site is good and has a nice UI.

It would be better if you accept public key part. So it will be secure. But it usually take more time to generate an address with that part public key than it is generated just with the characters/word. Roll Eyes

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Quote from: Simon8x on October 17, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

It seems to me that site doesn't offer split key vanity address. I would rather stay away with it for safety of my bitcoin.

Not everyone is IT-tech expert, so they must trust some people/some businesses to receive what they want in IT world.
It would be perfect world where everybody would be computer security expert and would do everything by themselves, but this is reality, and people need help often.
( Which is not good for bitcoin overall, but there is no other way )

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on October 17, 2014, 12:12:12 PM

Quote from: Simon8x on October 17, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

Quote from: Velkro on October 15, 2014, 02:18:21 PM

Im using online generator. Its easier and faster for me http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/
My address: 1veLKroPwcYvWYv8vcGVJEajQAdnf7f7H

It seems to me that site doesn't offer split key vanity address. I would rather stay away with it for safety of my bitcoin.

Yes, it is easier and faster but not secure which is the important factor when using any type of currencies. Giving a signed blank cheque to a stranger. Don't ever use online vanity address generator. They do use split-key vanity address but after the address is made, an output is made. And they are fetching data's from output to show in the website. If they didn't delete that output file from the computer, they can see your private key which means they can sprnd your BTC anytime. They may not move firstly, but when your address got many mBTC, say 0.05+BTC, they may move the BTC to their wallet. The private keys can be retrieved from the server too. So please try to avoid such things! If you don't have enough computing power to create s vanity address, create in the way, I suggested.

~~MZ~~

yeah,thanks for explaining, again!

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yes, i know. the only reason i made this topic is that i was visiting eztv.it (a site that i was using for a longtime Smiley) and suddenly i saw their donation address and it was something like 1EZTV..... so i was curious to know how they did that

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Quote from: Simon8x on October 17, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

Quote from: Velkro on October 15, 2014, 02:18:21 PM

Im using online generator. Its easier and faster for me http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/
My address: 1veLKroPwcYvWYv8vcGVJEajQAdnf7f7H

It seems to me that site doesn't offer split key vanity address. I would rather stay away with it for safety of my bitcoin.

Yes, it is easier and faster but not secure which is the important factor when using any type of currencies. Giving a signed blank cheque to a stranger. Don't ever use online vanity address generator. They do use split-key vanity address but after the address is made, an output is made. And they are fetching data's from output to show in the website. If they didn't delete that output file from the computer, they can see your private key which means they can spend your BTC anytime. They may not move firstly, but when your address get many mBTC, say 0.05+BTC, they may move the BTC to their wallet. The private keys can be retrieved from the server too. So please try to avoid such things! If you don't have enough computing power to create vanity address, create in the way, I suggested.

~~MZ~~

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Quote from: Velkro on October 15, 2014, 02:18:21 PM

Im using online generator. Its easier and faster for me http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/
My address: 1veLKroPwcYvWYv8vcGVJEajQAdnf7f7H

It seems to me that site doesn't offer split key vanity address. I would rather stay away with it for safety of my bitcoin.

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If you don't have enough computing power, try to use split key generation. There are a few services available, both paid and free, you can use gadman's free service : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/free-split-key-vanity-addresses-270180 , he has created one for me for free.
Here is the guide:
Step 1 : Extract the zip and open bitaddress.
Step 2 : Move your mouse till an address is created after that, Click Vanity Wallet.
Step 3 : Click Generate.
Step 4 : Copy Public Key and save private key in a safe location.
Step 5 : Send the public key part you got and desired name/text(don't forget to add 1 in first).
Step 6 : You will get the private key part after it is generated.
Step 7 : Enter the previously saved private key in 'Your Private Key' column and the private key gadman/other user sent you in 'Pool Private Key' column.
Step 8 : Click 'Calculate Vanity Wallet'.
Your vanity address is generated. If you do this nobody will know your private key and thus, it will be more secure.

P.S. You can also use Samr7's Keyconv tool( https://github.com/samr7/vanitygen/blob/master/keyconv.c ). Main vanitygen : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vanitygen-vanity-bitcoin-address-generatorminer-v022-25804 and compressed private key supporting vanitygen(2x-4x faster) : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/create-vanity-bitcoin-addresses-four-times-as-fast-301068

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Quote from: KarstenNilsen on October 15, 2014, 03:18:38 PM

Please be aware that if you receive a nice public address from someone else, he or she can also access the funds stored at this address!

Collision is HIGHLY unlikely. In order for a collision to happen, it would take a super computer, faster than all the computers in the world combined to generate one such address in a million years. Even if you are looking for a vanity that is more than 6 letters, it is already very hard.

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Quote from: Vod on October 15, 2014, 07:14:52 PM

I consider vanity addresses to be an unnecessary security risk.

Let's say I create my address 1Vod............. and I use it for all my receivables. People get used to seeing the 1Vod.

It would be trivial for another user to create another different address with 1Vod in it in an attempt to scam the unsuspecting. Undecided

Thats not true

, even if u use random address like 1bzDRm30cw28803wn80ow389hw839
It can easily be scammed by creating vanity addres 1bzDRm53j0j298rh39qw27h93wh3wh8
People are looking on first characters of address to recognize it, no matter what is rest (psychology)

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Yup! There is this software called VanityGen to create a customized address. Haven't tried that yet, but I never saw a negative feedback about that.

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Quote from: Vod on October 15, 2014, 07:14:52 PM

Quote from: pooya87 on October 15, 2014, 12:23:25 PM

i mean can i create any address that i like for example:
1POOYA87blahbalh(random)

I consider vanity addresses to be an unnecessary security risk.

Let's say I create my address 1Vod............. and I use it for all my receivables. People get used to seeing the 1Vod.

It would be trivial for another user to create another different address with 1Vod in it in an attempt to scam the unsuspecting. Undecided

yes, i know. the only reason i made this topic is that i was visiting eztv.it (a site that i was using for a longtime

) and suddenly i saw their donation address and it was something like 1EZTV..... so i was curious to know how they did that

p.s. love your your picture Grin

go Seth MacFarlane

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Quote from: DhaniBoy on October 15, 2014, 05:59:12 PM

bitcoin address is determined by the system created by the place we make our wallet, so we can not determine the address of our own bitcoin wallet, which only we can do is make as many of our bitcoin address for storing bitcoin we collect, hopefully we can gather bitcoin as many ... Cool

maybe my English is rusty but i've read this 5 times and still have no clue what you wanna say!

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Quote from: pooya87 on October 15, 2014, 12:23:25 PM

i mean can i create any address that i like for example:
1POOYA87blahbalh(random)

I consider vanity addresses to be an unnecessary security risk.

Let's say I create my address 1Vod............. and I use it for all my receivables. People get used to seeing the 1Vod.

It would be trivial for another user to create another different address with 1Vod in it in an attempt to scam the unsuspecting. Undecided

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bitcoin address is determined by the system created by the place we make our wallet, so we can not determine the address of our own bitcoin wallet, which only we can do is make as many of our bitcoin address for storing bitcoin we collect, hopefully we can gather bitcoin as many ... Cool

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Be careful with vanity generator, not always safe.

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I use this service http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/ but it's not the best for security
Is better run a software offline!

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Quote from: notlist3d on October 15, 2014, 04:15:15 PM

Time will depend on how many letters you want. Even if using a few graphics cards if you get to 8-9 letter ones your looking at possibly a lot of time.

And whether you care about capitals or not. If you want all capitals or a specific arrangement it will take much longer to find

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Time will depend on how many letters you want. Even if using a few graphics cards if you get to 8-9 letter ones your looking at possibly a lot of time.

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Please be aware that if you receive a nice public address from someone else, he or she can also access the funds stored at this address!

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Yes, this is possible. I've seen some addresses that started with special characters, but it was computationally expensive to do many characters. You'll see in the vanity generator that more than 10 characters is impossible now.

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Im using online generator. Its easier and faster for me http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/
My address: 1veLKroPwcYvWYv8vcGVJEajQAdnf7f7H

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