Cryptocurrency-oriented communities of both enthusiasts and developers alike have begun to embrace the potential of cold-storage wallets (AKA "hardware wallets") for enacting financial transactions while minimizing the risk of scams. In recognition to that same potential, ARCANE TECHNOLOGIES™ has been in the works for developing special software to interface with the most popular brands of said devices, namely Ledger Nano & Trezor products.
Ever since U2F-Transport was rendered deprecated, alternative technologies were developed for allowing interested programmers to develop and integrate their applications as to communicate with a hardware device. This instance makes use of the Node-HID Transport library to connect native device code with the interface code presented here.
Recommended packages built specifically for supporte cryptocurrencies are featured in code, also note here:
| Library | In-Code Function |
|---|---|
| @ledgerhq/hw-transport-node-hid | Mediates Communication between Device/Interface in most Common Platforms |
| @ledgerhq/hw-app-btc | Library for low-level Implementation of the Hardware App for Bitcoin |
| @ledgerhq/hw-app-eth | Library for low-level Implementation of the Hardware App for Ethereum |
| @ledgerhq/hw-app-xrp | Library for low-level Implementation of the Hardware App for Ripple |
| ripple-binary-codec | Cryptographic Utilities required in Processing Ripple Transactions |
| arcane-btc-wallet | Custom Cryptowallet Software, serving a function for Private BTC Transactions |
| arcane-bch-wallet | Custom Cryptowallet Software, serving a function for Private BCH Transactions |
| web3.js | High-Level ETH Library implementing several useful Utilities and facilitating the nterfacing with Public Nodes |
The following sources were also informative and useful in the course of developing this software.
- SLIP-0044 - https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md
- Electron Documentation - https://www.electronjs.org/docs
- Ledger Main Repository - https://github.com/LedgerHQ/ledgerjs
- Ledger Example Programs - https://github.com/LedgerHQ/ledgerjs-examples