Topic: QT Noob question, re encryption (Read 601 times)
i guess your wallet.dat will be still accessible without the password
I assume you are referring to Bitcoin-qt wallet. Other wallets are different.
I don't know if you can paste your password into the password field. I assume you can, but it is easy to try with a simple password first.
If you encrypt your wallet, any backup will also be encrypted with the same password (since it is simply a copy of the wallet). Any backups of the wallet before the was encrypted remain unencrypted, and they should be destroyed because they are out of date and they expose your private keys.
I don't know if you can paste your password into the password field. I assume you can, but it is easy to try with a simple password first.
If you encrypt your wallet, any backup will also be encrypted with the same password (since it is simply a copy of the wallet). Any backups of the wallet before the was encrypted remain unencrypted, and they should be destroyed because they are out of date and they expose your private keys.
Thanks. I'm a little paranoid I guess.
I assume you are referring to Bitcoin-qt wallet. Other wallets are different.
I don't know if you can paste your password into the password field. I assume you can, but it is easy to try with a simple password first.
If you encrypt your wallet, any backup will also be encrypted with the same password (since it is simply a copy of the wallet). Any backups of the wallet before the was encrypted remain unencrypted, and they should be destroyed because they are out of date and they expose your private keys.
I don't know if you can paste your password into the password field. I assume you can, but it is easy to try with a simple password first.
If you encrypt your wallet, any backup will also be encrypted with the same password (since it is simply a copy of the wallet). Any backups of the wallet before the was encrypted remain unencrypted, and they should be destroyed because they are out of date and they expose your private keys.
I am trying to encrypt my wallet (don't hack me bro I have like 12 cents at the moment) and two questions before I do so.
Can I cut and paste my password into the encryption? It's long and I can print after that and remove without having to remember it.
If I encrypt my wallet, what happens to my backup data? Is it encrypted with same password when I save it elsewhere?
Is wallet.dat I saved prior to encryption accessible without the password?
Thanks for any help here.
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