Bip38 Encrypted Private Keys

BIP 38 allows to encrypt and decrypt private keys in the WIF format.

Examples

from graphenebase import PrivateKey
from graphenebase.bip38 import encrypt

format(encrypt(PrivateKey("5HqUkGuo62BfcJU5vNhTXKJRXuUi9QSE6jp8C3uBJ2BVHtB8WSd"),"SecretPassPhrase"), "encwif")

>> "6PRN5mjUTtud6fUXbJXezfn6oABoSr6GSLjMbrGXRZxSUcxThxsUW8epQi",

from graphenebase import PrivateKey
from graphenebase.bip38 import decrypt

format(decrypt("6PRN5mjUTtud6fUXbJXezfn6oABoSr6GSLjMbrGXRZxSUcxThxsUW8epQi","SecretPassPhrase"),"wif"),

>> "5HqUkGuo62BfcJU5vNhTXKJRXuUi9QSE6jp8C3uBJ2BVHtB8WSd",

Definitions

graphenebase.bip38.encrypt(privkey, passphrase)

BIP0038 non-ec-multiply encryption. Returns BIP0038 encrypted privkey.

Parameters:

• privkey (Base58) – Private key
• passphrase (str) – UTF-8 encoded passphrase for encryption

Returns:

BIP0038 non-ec-multiply encrypted wif key

Return type:

Base58

graphenebase.bip38.decrypt(encrypted_privkey, passphrase)

BIP0038 non-ec-multiply decryption. Returns WIF privkey.

Parameters:

• encrypted_privkey (Base58) – Private key
• passphrase (str) – UTF-8 encoded passphrase for decryption

Returns:

BIP0038 non-ec-multiply decrypted key

Return type:

Base58

Raises:

SaltException – if checksum verification failed (e.g. wrong password)