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<span style="color:red">'''Caution:'''</Span> | <span style="color:red">'''Caution:'''</Span> | ||
Be careful while transferring private keys. Wrongful handling can cause the loss of your Sexcoins. Always make a backup of your ''wallet.dat'' before importing and exporting private keys. | Be careful while transferring private keys. Wrongful handling can cause the loss of your Sexcoins. Always make a backup of your ''wallet.dat'' before importing and exporting private keys. | ||
| + | ==Private Key Formats== | ||
| + | ===WIF - Wallet Import format=== | ||
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| + | This is what gets generated by the [http://paperwallet.sexcoin.info paper wallet] | ||
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| + | 51 characters base58, starts with a '7' | ||
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| + | 7PtPKkk4czHNvWRwPHYNA3PfEEy88LJ5BdxpsiSU8Yj27CcySUy | ||
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| + | ===WIF Compressed=== | ||
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| + | This is what gets dumped via <code>dumpprivkey</code> or <code>dumpwallet</code> | ||
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| + | 52 characters base58, starts with a 'V' | ||
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| + | VE1oXn54yqqHmAu53N1SNuZ1jSeiTNAMTx9QJquQkK2Tt8dceygy | ||
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| + | [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format WIF on Bitcoin's Wiki] | ||
== Sexcoin-QT == | == Sexcoin-QT == | ||
=== Open the RPC console === | === Open the RPC console === | ||
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Type into the RPC console: | Type into the RPC console: | ||
<pre>importprivkey MyPrivateKey Lable</pre> | <pre>importprivkey MyPrivateKey Lable</pre> | ||
| − | Change ''MyPrivateKey'' to your private key (starts with 'V' ) and for ''Label'' you can enter a name/description/label for the key (optional). | + | Change ''MyPrivateKey'' to your private key (starts with 'V' or a '7' ) and for ''Label'' you can enter a name/description/label for the key (optional). |
The importing takes a few minutes depending on your CPU power. The import is done when an empty line appears in your ''console''. Now you should be able to see the corresponding address to the imported key in the ''Addresses'' section. | The importing takes a few minutes depending on your CPU power. The import is done when an empty line appears in your ''console''. Now you should be able to see the corresponding address to the imported key in the ''Addresses'' section. | ||
[[Category:Sexcoin]] | [[Category:Sexcoin]] | ||
[[Category:Technical]] | [[Category:Technical]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Paper Wallet]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Vanity Wallet]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 13 July 2017
Caution: Be careful while transferring private keys. Wrongful handling can cause the loss of your Sexcoins. Always make a backup of your wallet.dat before importing and exporting private keys.
Contents
Private Key Formats
WIF - Wallet Import format
This is what gets generated by the paper wallet
51 characters base58, starts with a '7'
7PtPKkk4czHNvWRwPHYNA3PfEEy88LJ5BdxpsiSU8Yj27CcySUy
WIF Compressed
This is what gets dumped via dumpprivkey or dumpwallet
52 characters base58, starts with a 'V'
VE1oXn54yqqHmAu53N1SNuZ1jSeiTNAMTx9QJquQkK2Tt8dceygy
Sexcoin-QT
Open the RPC console
Click on Help, open the Debug Window and switch to the Console tab.
Unlock your wallet
If your Sexcoin-QT wallet is not encrypted (not recommended) you can skip this step. To unlock your wallet you need to type in the RPC console:walletpassphrase MyWalletPass 60
Change MyWalletPass to your wallet passphrase and change 60 to the number of seconds that you want the wallet to be unlocked. After that time the wallet will be locked automatically. Make sure to unlock the wallet long enough to do the next and final step.
Import the private key
Type into the RPC console:
importprivkey MyPrivateKey Lable
Change MyPrivateKey to your private key (starts with 'V' or a '7' ) and for Label you can enter a name/description/label for the key (optional). The importing takes a few minutes depending on your CPU power. The import is done when an empty line appears in your console. Now you should be able to see the corresponding address to the imported key in the Addresses section.
