mirror of
				https://github.com/ChristopherA/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line.git
				synced 2025-11-03 20:07:46 +00:00 
			
		
		
		
	first half
This commit is contained in:
		
							parent
							
								
									a97cde8dd6
								
							
						
					
					
						commit
						5757a02059
					
				@ -1,6 +1,133 @@
 | 
			
		||||
# 16.2: Using BIP32 in Libwally
 | 
			
		||||
# 16.3: Using BIP32 in Libwally
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
> **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning.
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
One of Libwally's greatest powers is that it can lay bare the underlying work of creating addresses. In particular, it supports [BIP32](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki), which allows you to manipulate HD wallets, which are Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets, as described in [§3.5](03_5_Understanding_the_Descriptor.md).
 | 
			
		||||
In [§16.2](16_2_Using_BIP39_in_Libwally.md), you were able to use entropy to generate a seed and its related mnemonic. As you may recall from [§3.5: Understanding the Descriptor](03_5_Understanding_the_Descriptor.md), a seed is the basis of a Hierchical Deterministic (HD) Wallet, where that single seed can be used to generate many addresses. So how do you get from the seed to actual addresses? That's where [BIP32](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0032) comes in.
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
## Creating HD Addresses
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
To create a HD address requires starting with a seed, and then walking down the hierarchy until the point that you create addresses.
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
That starts off easily enough, you just generate a seed, which you already did in the previous section:
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
  unsigned char entropy[16];  
 | 
			
		||||
  randombytes_buf(entropy, 16);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  char *mnem = NULL;
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip39_mnemonic_from_bytes(NULL,entropy,16,&mnem);
 | 
			
		||||
  
 | 
			
		||||
  unsigned char seed[BIP39_SEED_LEN_512];
 | 
			
		||||
  size_t seed_len;  
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip39_mnemonic_to_seed(mnem,NULL,seed,BIP39_SEED_LEN_512,&seed_len);
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
### Generating a Root Key
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
With a seed in hand, you can then generate a master extended key with the `bip32_key_from_seed_alloc` function (or alternatively the `bip32_key_from_seed`, which doesn't do the `alloc`):
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
  struct ext_key *key_root;  
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_from_seed_alloc(seed,sizeof(seed),BIP32_VER_TEST_PRIVATE,0,&key_root);
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
As you can see, you'll need to tell it what version of the key to return, in this case `BIP32_VER_TEST_PRIVATE`, a private testnet key.
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
> :link: **TESTNET vs MAINNET:** On mainnet, you'd instead ask for `BIP32_VER_TEST_PRIVATE`.
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
### Generating xpub & xprv
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
Whenever you have a key in hand, you can turn it into xpub or xprv keys for distribution with the `bip32_key_to_base58` command. You just tell it whether you want a `PRIVATE` (xprv) or `PUBLIC` (xpub) key:
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
  char *xprv;
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_to_base58(key_root, BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PRIVATE, &xprv);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  char *xpub;  
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_to_base58(key_root, BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PUBLIC, &xpub);
 | 
			
		||||
```
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
### Understanding the Hierarchy
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  /* 5. Generate key for account */
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  struct ext_key *key_account;
 | 
			
		||||
  
 | 
			
		||||
  uint32_t path_account[] = {BIP32_INITIAL_HARDENED_CHILD+84, BIP32_INITIAL_HARDENED_CHILD+1, BIP32_INITIAL_HARDENED_CHILD};
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_from_parent_path_alloc(key_root,path_account,sizeof(path_account),BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PRIVATE,&key_account);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  if (lw_response) {
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    printf("Error: bip32_key_from_parent_path_alloc failed: %d\n",lw_response);
 | 
			
		||||
    exit(-1);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
  }
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  char *a_xprv;
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_to_base58(key_account, BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PRIVATE, &a_xprv);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  if (lw_response) {
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    printf("Error: account bip32_key_to_base58 failed: %d\n",lw_response);
 | 
			
		||||
    exit(-1);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
  }
 | 
			
		||||
  
 | 
			
		||||
  printf("Account xprv key: %s\r\n", a_xprv);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  char *a_xpub;  
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_to_base58(key_account, BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PUBLIC, &a_xpub);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  if (lw_response) {
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    printf("Error: account bip32_key_to_base58 failed: %d\n",lw_response);
 | 
			
		||||
    exit(-1);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
  }
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  printf("Account xpub key: %s\r\n", a_xpub);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  /* 6. Generate External Adress Key */
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  struct ext_key *key_external;  
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_from_parent_alloc(key_account,0,BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PRIVATE,&key_external);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  if (lw_response) {
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    printf("Error: root bip32_key_from_parent_alloc Level #1 failed: %d\n",lw_response);
 | 
			
		||||
    exit(-1);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
  }
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  struct ext_key *key_address;  
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = bip32_key_from_parent_alloc(key_external,0,BIP32_FLAG_KEY_PRIVATE,&key_address);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  if (lw_response) {
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    printf("Error: root bip32_key_from_parent_alloc Level #2 failed: %d\n",lw_response);
 | 
			
		||||
    exit(-1);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
  }
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  /* 7. Generate Address */
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  char *segwit;
 | 
			
		||||
  lw_response = wally_bip32_key_to_addr_segwit(key_address,"tb",0,&segwit);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  printf("[84'/0'/0'/0/0]%s\n",segwit);
 | 
			
		||||
					       
 | 
			
		||||
  /* Cleanup! */
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  bip32_key_free(key_address);      
 | 
			
		||||
  bip32_key_free(key_external);    
 | 
			
		||||
  bip32_key_free(key_account);  
 | 
			
		||||
  bip32_key_free(key_root);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_free_string(xprv);
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_free_string(xpub);  
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_free_string(a_xprv);
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_free_string(a_xpub);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_free_string(mnem);
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
  wally_cleanup(0);
 | 
			
		||||
    
 | 
			
		||||
} 
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
		Loading…
	
	
			
			x
			
			
		
	
		Reference in New Issue
	
	Block a user