From 5c02ed691491a53bf1a736764705053b699b5a95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "drusselloctal@gmail.com" Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:47:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to appdx-sx.asciidoc --- appdx-sx.asciidoc | 407 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 206 insertions(+), 201 deletions(-) diff --git a/appdx-sx.asciidoc b/appdx-sx.asciidoc index efb07de3..e809c38d 100644 --- a/appdx-sx.asciidoc +++ b/appdx-sx.asciidoc @@ -1,202 +1,207 @@ -[[appdx_sx]] -[appendix] -== Appendix: Available commands with sx tools - ----- -The sx commands are: - -DEPRECATED - ELECTRUM STYLE DETERMINISTIC KEYS AND ADDRESSES - genaddr Generate a Bitcoin address deterministically from a wallet - seed or master public key. - genpriv Generate a private key deterministically from a seed. - genpub Generate a public key deterministically from a wallet - seed or master public key. - mpk Extract a master public key from a deterministic wallet seed. - newseed Create a new deterministic wallet seed. - -EXPERIMENTAL - APPS - wallet Experimental command line wallet. - -OFFLINE BLOCKCHAIN - HEADERS - showblkhead Show the details of a block header. - -OFFLINE KEYS AND ADDRESSES - BASIC - addr See Bitcoin address of a public or private key. - embed-addr Generate an address used for embedding record of data into the blockchain - get-pubkey Get the pubkey of an address if available - newkey Create a new private key. - pubkey See the public part of a private key. - validaddr Validate an address. - BRAIN STORAGE - brainwallet Make 256 bit bitcoin private key from an arbitrary passphrase. - mnemonic Make 12 word mnemonic out of 128 bit electrum or bip32 seed. - HD / BIP32 - hd-priv Create an private HD key from another HD private key. - hd-pub Create an HD public key from another HD private or public key. - hd-seed Create a random new HD key. - hd-to-address Convert an HD public or private key to a Bitcoin address. - hd-to-wif Convert an HD private key to a WIF private key. - MULTISIG ADDRESSES - scripthash Create BIP 16 script hash address from raw script hex. - STEALTH - stealth-addr See a stealth address from given input. - stealth-initiate Initiate a new stealth payment. - stealth-newkey Generate new stealth keys and an address. - stealth-show-addr Show details for a stealth address. - stealth-uncover Uncover a stealth address. - stealth-uncover-secret Uncover a stealth secret. - -OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS - SCRIPTING - mktx Create an unsigned tx. - rawscript Create the raw hex representation from a script. - set-input Set a transaction input. - showscript Show the details of a raw script. - showtx Show the details of a transaction. - sign-input Sign a transaction input. - unwrap Validates checksum and recovers version byte and original data from hexstring. - validsig Validate a transaction input's signature. - wrap Adds version byte and checksum to hexstring. - -ONLINE (BITCOIN P2P) - BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES - sendtx-node Send transaction to a single node. - sendtx-p2p Send tx to bitcoin network. - -ONLINE (BLOCKCHAIN.INFO) - BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES (blockchain.info) - bci-fetch-last-height Fetch the last block height using blockchain.info. - bci-history Get list of output points, values, and their spends - from blockchain.info - BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES - sendtx-bci Send tx to blockchain.info/pushtx. - -ONLINE (BLOCKEXPLORER.COM) - BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES (blockexplorer.com) - blke-fetch-transaction Fetches a transaction from blockexplorer.com - -ONLINE (OBELISK) - BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES - balance Show balance of a Bitcoin address in satoshis. - fetch-block-header Fetch raw block header. - fetch-last-height Fetch the last block height. - fetch-stealth Fetch a stealth information using a network connection to - make requests against the obelisk load balancer backend. - fetch-transaction Fetch a raw transaction using a network connection to - make requests against the obelisk load balancer backend. - fetch-transaction-index - Fetch block height and index in block of transaction. - get-utxo Get enough unspent transaction outputs from a given set of - addresses to pay a given number of satoshis - history Get list of output points, values, and their spends for an - address. grep can filter for just unspent outputs which can - be fed into mktx. - validtx Validate a transaction. - BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES - sendtx-obelisk Send tx to obelisk server. - BLOCKCHAIN WATCHING - monitor Monitor an address. - watchtx Watch transactions from the network searching for a certain hash. - OBELISK ADMIN - initchain Initialize a new blockchain. - -UTILITY - EC MATH - ec-add-modp Calculate the result of INTEGER + INTEGER. - ec-multiply Multiply an integer and a point together. - ec-tweak-add Calculate the result of POINT + INTEGER * G. - FORMAT (BASE 58) - base58-decode Convert from base58 to hex - base58-encode Convert from hex to base58 - FORMAT (BASE58CHECK) - base58check-decode Convert from base58check to hex - base58check-encode Convert from hex to base58check - decode-addr Decode a address from base58check form to internal RIPEMD representation - encode-addr Encode an address from internal RIPEMD representation to base58check form - FORMAT (WIF) - secret-to-wif Convert a secret exponent value to Wallet Import Format - wif-to-secret Convert a Wallet Import Format to secret exponent value. - HASHES - ripemd-hash RIPEMD hash data from STDIN. - sha256 Perform SHA256 hash of data. - MISC - qrcode Generate Bitcoin QR codes offline. - SATOSHI MATH - btc Convert Satoshis into Bitcoins. - satoshi Convert Bitcoins into Satoshis. - -See 'sx help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command. - ----- - -Below, we look at some examples of using sx tools to experiment with keys and addresses. - -Generate a new private key with the operating system's random number generator by using the +newkey+ command. We save the standard output into the file +private_key+: - ----- -$ sx newkey > private_key -$ cat private_key -5Jgx3UAaXw8AcCQCi1j7uaTaqpz2fqNR9K3r4apxdYn6rTzR1PL ----- - -Now, generate the public key from that private key using the +pubkey+ command. Pass the +private_key+ file into the standard input and save the standard output of the command into a new file +public_key+: - ----- -$ sx pubkey < private_key > public_key -$ cat public_key -02fca46a6006a62dfdd2dbb2149359d0d97a04f430f12a7626dd409256c12be500 ----- - -We can re-format the public_key as an address using the +addr+ command. We pass the +public_key+ into standard input: - ----- -$ sx addr < public_key -17re1S4Q8ZHyCP8Kw7xQad1Lr6XUzWUnkG ----- - -The keys generated above are so called type-0 non-deterministic keys. That means that each one is generated from a random number generator. The sx tools also support type-2 deterministic keys, where a "master" key is created and then extended to produce a chain or tree of subkeys. - -First, we generate a "seed" that will be used as the basis to derive a chain of keys, compatible with the Electrum wallet and other similar implementations. We use the +newseed+ command to produce a seed value: - ----- -$ sx newseed > seed -$ cat seed -eb68ee9f3df6bd4441a9feadec179ff1 ----- - -The seed value can also be exported as a word mnemonic that is human readable and easier to store and type than a hexadecimal string - using the +mnemonic+ command: - ----- -$ sx mnemonic < seed > words -$ cat words -adore repeat vision worst especially veil inch woman cast recall dwell appreciate ----- - -The mnemonic words can be used to reproduce the seed using the +mnemonic+ command again: - ----- -$ sx mnemonic < words -eb68ee9f3df6bd4441a9feadec179ff1 ----- - -With the seed, we can now generate a sequence of private and public keys, a key chain. We use the +genpriv+ command to generate a sequence of private keys from a seed and the +addr+ command to generate the corresponding public key. - -[source,bash] ----- -$ sx genpriv 0 < seed -5JzY2cPZGViPGgXZ4Syb9Y4eUGjJpVt6sR8noxrpEcqgyj7LK7i -$ sx genpriv 0 < seed | sx addr -1esVQV2vR9JZPhFeRaeWkAhzmWq7Fi7t7 - -$ sx genpriv 1 < seed -5JdtL7ckAn3iFBFyVG1Bs3A5TqziFTaB9f8NeyNo8crnE2Sw5Mz -$ sx genpriv 1 < seed | sx addr -1G1oTeXitk76c2fvQWny4pryTdH1RTqSPW ----- - +[[appdx_sx]] +[appendix] +== Available Commands with sx Tools + +---- +The sx commands are: + +DEPRECATED + ELECTRUM STYLE DETERMINISTIC KEYS AND ADDRESSES + genaddr Generate a Bitcoin address deterministically from a wallet + seed or master public key. + genpriv Generate a private key deterministically from a seed. + genpub Generate a public key deterministically from a wallet + seed or master public key. + mpk Extract a master public key from a deterministic wallet seed. + newseed Create a new deterministic wallet seed. + +EXPERIMENTAL + APPS + wallet Experimental command line wallet. + +OFFLINE BLOCKCHAIN + HEADERS + showblkhead Show the details of a block header. + +OFFLINE KEYS AND ADDRESSES + BASIC + addr See Bitcoin address of a public or private key. + embed-addr Generate an address used for embedding record of data into the + blockchain + get-pubkey Get the pubkey of an address if available + newkey Create a new private key. + pubkey See the public part of a private key. + validaddr Validate an address. + BRAIN STORAGE + brainwallet Make 256 bit bitcoin private key from an arbitrary passphrase. + mnemonic Make 12 word mnemonic out of 128 bit electrum or bip32 seed. + HD / BIP32 + hd-priv Create an private HD key from another HD private key. + hd-pub Create an HD public key from another HD private or public key. + hd-seed Create a random new HD key. + hd-to-address Convert an HD public or private key to a Bitcoin address. + hd-to-wif Convert an HD private key to a WIF private key. + MULTISIG ADDRESSES + scripthash Create BIP 16 script hash address from raw script hex. + STEALTH + stealth-addr See a stealth address from given input. + stealth-initiate Initiate a new stealth payment. + stealth-newkey Generate new stealth keys and an address. + stealth-show-addr Show details for a stealth address. + stealth-uncover Uncover a stealth address. + stealth-uncover-secret Uncover a stealth secret. + +OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS + SCRIPTING + mktx Create an unsigned tx. + rawscript Create the raw hex representation from a script. + set-input Set a transaction input. + showscript Show the details of a raw script. + showtx Show the details of a transaction. + sign-input Sign a transaction input. + unwrap Validates checksum and recovers version byte and original data + from hexstring. + validsig Validate a transaction input's signature. + wrap Adds version byte and checksum to hexstring. + +ONLINE (BITCOIN P2P) + BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES + sendtx-node Send transaction to a single node. + sendtx-p2p Send tx to bitcoin network. + +ONLINE (BLOCKCHAIN.INFO) + BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES (blockchain.info) + bci-fetch-last-height Fetch the last block height using blockchain.info. + bci-history Get list of output points, values, and their spends + from blockchain.info + BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES + sendtx-bci Send tx to blockchain.info/pushtx. + +ONLINE (BLOCKEXPLORER.COM) + BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES (blockexplorer.com) + blke-fetch-transaction Fetches a transaction from blockexplorer.com + +ONLINE (OBELISK) + BLOCKCHAIN QUERIES + balance Show balance of a Bitcoin address in satoshis. + fetch-block-header Fetch raw block header. + fetch-last-height Fetch the last block height. + fetch-stealth Fetch a stealth information using a network connection + to make requests against the obelisk load balancer backend. + fetch-transaction Fetch a raw transaction using a network connection to + make requests against the obelisk load balancer backend. + fetch-transaction-index + Fetch block height and index in block of transaction. + get-utxo Get enough unspent transaction outputs from a given set + of addresses to pay a given number of satoshis. + history Get list of output points, values, and their spends for + an address. grep can filter for just unspent outputs which can + be fed into mktx. + validtx Validate a transaction. + BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES + sendtx-obelisk Send tx to obelisk server. + BLOCKCHAIN WATCHING + monitor Monitor an address. + watchtx Watch transactions from the network searching for a certain + hash. + OBELISK ADMIN + initchain Initialize a new blockchain. + +UTILITY + EC MATH + ec-add-modp Calculate the result of INTEGER + INTEGER. + ec-multiply Multiply an integer and a point together. + ec-tweak-add Calculate the result of POINT + INTEGER * G. + FORMAT (BASE 58) + base58-decode Convert from base58 to hex. + base58-encode Convert from hex to base58. + FORMAT (BASE58CHECK) + base58check-decode Convert from base58check to hex. + base58check-encode Convert from hex to base58check. + decode-addr Decode a address from base58check form to internal RIPEMD + representation. + encode-addr Encode an address from internal RIPEMD representation to + base58check form. + FORMAT (WIF) + secret-to-wif Convert a secret exponent value to Wallet Import Format + wif-to-secret Convert a Wallet Import Format to secret exponent value. + HASHES + ripemd-hash RIPEMD hash data from STDIN. + sha256 Perform SHA256 hash of data. + MISC + qrcode Generate Bitcoin QR codes offline. + SATOSHI MATH + btc Convert Satoshis into Bitcoins. + satoshi Convert Bitcoins into Satoshis. + +See 'sx help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command. + +---- + +Below, we look at some examples of using sx tools to experiment with keys and addresses. + +Generate a new private key with the operating system's random number generator by using the +newkey+ command. We save the standard output into the file +private_key+: + +---- +$ sx newkey > private_key +$ cat private_key +5Jgx3UAaXw8AcCQCi1j7uaTaqpz2fqNR9K3r4apxdYn6rTzR1PL +---- + +Now, generate the public key from that private key using the +pubkey+ command. Pass the +private_key+ file into the standard input and save the standard output of the command into a new file +public_key+: + +---- +$ sx pubkey < private_key > public_key +$ cat public_key +02fca46a6006a62dfdd2dbb2149359d0d97a04f430f12a7626dd409256c12be500 +---- + +We can re-format the public_key as an address using the +addr+ command. We pass the +public_key+ into standard input: + +---- +$ sx addr < public_key +17re1S4Q8ZHyCP8Kw7xQad1Lr6XUzWUnkG +---- + +The keys generated above are so called type-0 non-deterministic keys. That means that each one is generated from a random number generator. The sx tools also support type-2 deterministic keys, where a "master" key is created and then extended to produce a chain or tree of subkeys. + +First, we generate a "seed" that will be used as the basis to derive a chain of keys, compatible with the Electrum wallet and other similar implementations. We use the +newseed+ command to produce a seed value: + +---- +$ sx newseed > seed +$ cat seed +eb68ee9f3df6bd4441a9feadec179ff1 +---- + +The seed value can also be exported as a word mnemonic that is human readable and easier to store and type than a hexadecimal string + using the +mnemonic+ command: + +---- +$ sx mnemonic < seed > words +$ cat words +adore repeat vision worst especially veil inch woman cast recall dwell appreciate +---- + +The mnemonic words can be used to reproduce the seed using the +mnemonic+ command again: + +---- +$ sx mnemonic < words +eb68ee9f3df6bd4441a9feadec179ff1 +---- + +With the seed, we can now generate a sequence of private and public keys, a key chain. We use the +genpriv+ command to generate a sequence of private keys from a seed and the +addr+ command to generate the corresponding public key. + +[source,bash] +---- +$ sx genpriv 0 < seed +5JzY2cPZGViPGgXZ4Syb9Y4eUGjJpVt6sR8noxrpEcqgyj7LK7i +$ sx genpriv 0 < seed | sx addr +1esVQV2vR9JZPhFeRaeWkAhzmWq7Fi7t7 + +$ sx genpriv 1 < seed +5JdtL7ckAn3iFBFyVG1Bs3A5TqziFTaB9f8NeyNo8crnE2Sw5Mz +$ sx genpriv 1 < seed | sx addr +1G1oTeXitk76c2fvQWny4pryTdH1RTqSPW +---- + With deterministic keys we can generate and re-generate thousands of keys, all derived from a single seed in a deterministic chain. This technique is used in many wallet applications to generate keys that can be backed up and restored with a simple multi-word mnemonic. This is easier than having to back up the wallet with all its randomly generated keys every time a new key is created. \ No newline at end of file