bip38
A JavaScript component that adheres to the BIP38 standard to secure your crypto currency private keys. Fully compliant with Node.js and the browser (via Browserify).
Why?
BIP38 is a standard process to encrypt Bitcoin and crypto currency private keys that is imprevious to brute force attacks thus protecting the user.
Package Info
- homepage: http://cryptocoinjs.com/modules/currency/bip38/
- github: https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/bip38
- tests: https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/bip38/tree/master/test
- issues: https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/bip38/issues
- license: MIT
- versioning: http://semver-ftw.org
Usage
Installation
npm install --save bip38
API
encrypt(buffer, compressed, passphrase[, progressCallback, scryptParams])
var bip38 = require('bip38')
var wif = require('wif')
var myWifString = '5KN7MzqK5wt2TP1fQCYyHBtDrXdJuXbUzm4A9rKAteGu3Qi5CVR'
var decoded = wif.decode(myWifString)
var encryptedKey = bip38.encrypt(decoded.privateKey, decoded.compressed, 'TestingOneTwoThree')
console.log(encryptedKey)
// => '6PRVWUbkzzsbcVac2qwfssoUJAN1Xhrg6bNk8J7Nzm5H7kxEbn2Nh2ZoGg'decrypt(encryptedKey, passphrase[, progressCallback, scryptParams])
var bip38 = require('bip38')
var wif = require('wif')
var encryptedKey = '6PRVWUbkzzsbcVac2qwfssoUJAN1Xhrg6bNk8J7Nzm5H7kxEbn2Nh2ZoGg'
var decryptedKey = bip38.decrypt(encryptedKey, 'TestingOneTwoThree', function (status) {
console.log(status.percent) // will print the percent every time current increases by 1000
})
console.log(wif.encode(0x80, decryptedKey.privateKey, decryptedKey.compressed))
// => '5KN7MzqK5wt2TP1fQCYyHBtDrXdJuXbUzm4A9rKAteGu3Qi5CVR'References
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0038.mediawiki
- pointbiz/bitaddress.org#56 (Safari 6.05 issue)
- https://github.com/casascius/Bitcoin-Address-Utility/tree/master/Model
- https://github.com/nomorecoin/python-bip38-testing/blob/master/bip38.py
- https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/blob/master/src/ninja.key.js