Bitcoin Address Utility
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Bitcoin Address Utility is an open-source program that allows a user to do various
useful functions with Bitcoin addresses,
such as convert them between various formats, encrypt and decrypt them, and print
them as paper wallets. This program was started by Casascius and is
available for downloading on GitHub at https://github.com/casascius/Bitcoin-
Address-Utility. It is written in C# and is based on Microsoft's
.NET / Visual Studio toolchain.
Bitcoin Address Utility runs natively for Windows, and also runs on Linux and Mac
OS X using Mono.
The binary can be downloaded from my website at https://casascius.com/btcaddress-
alpha.zip (this file also includes the source code from which it was built).
Functions include:
A calculator that lets you convert between private and public keys, hex and
base58, bitcoin and altcoin addresses, etc.
Bulk Bitcoin address generator;
Paper wallet printer;
Decrypter for encrypted private keys;
Self-escrow utility;
Intermediate code generator (used for creating encrypted paper wallets);
Physical bitcoin insert printer (the small round private key paper found in
Casascius Coins).
Contents
1 Address utility screen
2 Base58Check Calculator screen
3 Key Combiner screen
4 See also
5 Sources
Address utility screen
Address screen. Clicking the arrows performs conversions in the direction of the
arrow.
The Address Utility screen offers the following functions:
Create new Bitcoin addresses with corresponding minikey and standard private
key formats
Copy Bitcoin addresses and private keys to the clipboard as QR code images
Convert minikeys to WIF/hexadecimal private key formats
Create private keys from text strings via SHA-256 hash ("brainwallet")
Convert between hexadecimal and WIF private key formats
Decrypt/encrypt private keys per BIP 0038
Calculate public key from private key
Calculate compressed/uncompressed equivalents for public keys
Confirm that public keys are valid (i.e. that they represent a valid EC curve
point)
Calculate Hash160 from public key
Calculate Bitcoin address
Convert between equivalent addresses for Testnet/other altcoins.
View balance on block explorers
Base58Check Calculator screen
Base58Check calculator screen
The Base58Check calculator screen allows quick conversions between the Base58Check
encoding commonly used in Bitcoin-related objects and the encoded hexadecimal
equivalent. This screen is especially useful for discovering what hexadecimal
prefix is required to create Base58Check strings with a specific prefix, or for
seeing what is encoded in non-standard Base58 strings generated by service
providers.
The 32-bit checksum is verified on all Base58 entries, and "invalid" is displayed
in the hex box if the checksum is incorrect. However, verification of the checksum
can be skipped simply by appending a question mark to the end of the Base58 string.
Once the hexadecimal equivalent is known, simply making an insignificant change to
the hex box (such as adding a space to the end) will result in the correct checksum
being recomputed and displayed.
If "invalid" is still shown after adding a question mark to the Base58 string, it
probably contains invalid characters such as 0, O, I, or l.
Key Combiner screen
The Key Combiner screen allows elliptic-curve arithmetic on Bitcoin public and
private keys. Specifically, multiplication can be used for creating two-factor
Bitcoin addresses, and addition can be used for secure vanity address generation.
Key combiner Bitcoin
The two boxes accept either a public or private key in any recognized format
(hexadecimal, WIF, minikey, etc.).
Multiplying or adding two private keys yields a new private key, as well as its
corresponding public key and Bitcoin address.
Multiplying or adding a private key and public key yields a combined public key and
Bitcoin address, but no private key. When the public key input is replaced by the
matching private key, then calculating the resulting private key becomes possible.
See Also on BitcoinWiki
Mining
Cryptographic hash function
SHA-3
Freecoin
NEO
BitShares
Sources
http://bitcoin.it/
Category:
Open source
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