From b2c4f790f54ada500dbd6fd2f31fcb0a602dd6ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "drusselloctal@gmail.com" Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:50:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to appdx-sx.asciidoc --- appdx-sx.asciidoc | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/appdx-sx.asciidoc b/appdx-sx.asciidoc index e809c38d..6e25d5f8 100644 --- a/appdx-sx.asciidoc +++ b/appdx-sx.asciidoc @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ UTILITY 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 + 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. @@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ 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. +Next, 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+: +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 @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ $ 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+: +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 @@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ $ 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: +We can reformat 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. +The keys generated are so called type-0 nondeterministic 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: @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ $ 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. +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] ---- @@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ $ 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 +With deterministic keys we can generate and regenerate 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