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Add specification for non-hardened coin_type derivation #88

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priestc opened this issue Jul 6, 2017 · 1 comment
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Add specification for non-hardened coin_type derivation #88

priestc opened this issue Jul 6, 2017 · 1 comment

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priestc commented Jul 6, 2017

This spec defines coin_type to use hardened derivation. The result is that this specification can't be used to share a "milti-coin master seed", which could be useful.

For instance, assume a service where the user generates a xpriv and corresponding xpub. They give the xpub to the service, and then sends the service $1000 worth of bitcoin. The service then generates an LTC address using the xpub and sends $200 to that address. It also generates a Dash address from the xpub and sends $200 to that address, and so on... The user who has the xpriv can generate the private keys to actually spend these funds.

Basically it's like a ShapeShift Prism, except using HD keys instead of a smart contract. Unfortunately, because the BIP44 specification specifies hardened derivation for coin_type, this is not possible.

There should be an extension to Bip44 (or maybe another bip) that uses the same coin index as defined in slip44, but with non-hardened derivation.

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prusnak commented Jul 6, 2017 via email

@prusnak prusnak closed this as completed Jul 30, 2017
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