Request: How to keep wallet offline and safe.
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moli
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Here's the site that explains what you're looking for:
https://walletgenerator.net/?currency=Darkcoin#
Look under "How to spend the coins stored in a paper wallet ?"
"You will need to import your private key in a real client, that you can download from the currency website. The exact method to do that will depend on the client. If there is no integrated method, you can usually fall back to the debug console and use the command “importprivkey [yourprivatekey]“."
All you have to do is download and install Dash wallet from dashpay.io. Go to debug console and follow that instruction.
The money should be back in your real wallet on your computer for you to spend! Have fun.
Slight correction - it's 2 separate commands:
walletpassphrase <yourpassphrase> 99999
importprivkey <yourprivkey> <label>
And you can also assign <label> which will be shown in "Receiving addresses" next to corresponding address.
moli
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Sorry I overlooked an error in my previous post.. But did you follow Udjin's instruction exactly?
Step 1: walletpassphrase <yourpassphrase> 99999
(To open your wallet)
Stepe 2: importprivkey <yourprivkey> <label>
(To import your privkey. I normally disregard the label but you can type a name in there for your address)
Not sure why it's not working but code -5 means the privkey is incorrect: "Invalid private key encoding (code -5)", so make sure you type it in the console correctly and try again?
Moli thanks for your patience with me brother I appreciate it. So step 1 worked for me. Step 2 gives me an invalid message. I got this paper wallet from a cryptocards website I copied and pasted both my public and private and sent it to them. I dunno if I messed up copying and pasting but who would mess that up? Anyway I was gonna ask you about that public key that is paired up with my privkey that keeps giving me invalid message. That public key is not linked to my dash qt wallet how do I link it. I think that's the issue
That explains it pretty well - wallet do not accept bip38 encrypted private keys, you need to decrypt it first and then use importprivekey with the result.
To decrypt it you can use https://walletgenerator.net/?currency=Darkcoin# for example. Go to "Wallet Details" tab, enter your bip38 privkey, click view detials, enter bip38 password, grab
EDIT: try to grab this one instead - "Private Key WIF (51 characters) Base58"
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Your money is on the blockchain and you private key is the key to unlock your money and move them on the blockchain (while your public key is the key to view your money on the blockchain but not to move them). It doesn't matter how many wallets you (or someone) have imported you private key to - all of them will have the same level of control of your money. That's why it is very important to keep it safe.
how to build a secure paper wallet:
- goto https://walletgenerator.net/
- save page as -> to a usb key
- on a secure laptop with networking turned off (or even better, a linux live cd) generate and print your wallets.
- to protect from flood/monsoon/zombies, print two copies (ignore the webpage warnings) and place them in waterproof bags/different buildings
- send funds to newly created addresses
- have a beer