From bf46fef5bf3dc4f0e783e57a99a754b2aa7a8698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2023 20:34:35 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] CH04::privkeys: Add warning about generating from coinflips --- ch04.asciidoc | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch04.asciidoc b/ch04.asciidoc index 0482cc33..abff2392 100644 --- a/ch04.asciidoc +++ b/ch04.asciidoc @@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ The bitcoin private key is just a number. You can pick your private keys randomly using just a coin, pencil, and paper: toss a coin 256 times and you have the binary digits of a random private key you can use in a bitcoin wallet. The public key can then be generated from the private -key. +key. Be careful, though, as any process that's less than completely +random can significantly reduce the security of your private key and the +bitcoins it controls. ==== ===== Generating a private key from a random number