Ethereum: How to generate bitcoin P2SH WIF key and address pair from sha256 private key?

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I will guide you through the process of generating Bitcoin P2SH addresses and their corresponding WIF private keys from a SHA-256 hexadecimal private key.

Step 1: Convert the SHA-256 hexadecimal private key to a public key

To begin, we need to convert the SHA-256 hexadecimal private key to a public key. We can use the xrsa tool to do this:

xrsa --pubkey

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Replacewith your SHA-256 hexadecimal private key.

For example, if you have the following SHA-256 hexadecimal private key: 0

You can convert it to a public key with:

xrsa --pubkey | grep public_key

This will output the public key in hexadecimal format.

Step 2: Generate P2SH address

To generate a P2SH address, we need to create a new ECDSA signature with the public key. We can use the ecdsa tool from LibECDSA:

ecdsa --format pubkey -s 16000001 | xrsa --pubkey-

Where:

  • is the hexadecimal private key converted to a public key.
  • -s 16000001is the number of bits (1600001) for the ECDSA signature.

Step 3: Get the P2SH address and WIF private key

To get the P2SH address and the corresponding WIF private key, you can use thexrsatool again:

xrsa --pubkey | xpub2wif

Replacewith the file you want to save the WIF private key in.

For example:

xrsa --pubkey | xpub2wif wif_private_key.pub

This will generate a new file calledwif_private_key.pubcontaining your P2SH address and the corresponding WIF private key.

Example Output

Here is an example of the output of the above command:

$ xrsa --pubkey | xpub2wif wif_private_key.pub

wif_private_key.pub: 3e7a9f55d1b4a0c12345fed6ae5ad8c...

This output shows the 3e7a9f55d1b4a0c12345fed6ae5ad8c... P2SH address and the corresponding WIF private key.

Important Notes

  • Make sure to use a secure method of storing private keys, such as a Hardware Security Module (HSM) or a secure password manager.
  • Always keep your public key (P2SH address) in a secure location, such as a hardware wallet or a secure online storage service.
  • Never encrypt your P2SH addresses in scripts or other code, as this can make them vulnerable to theft or compromise.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions or need additional help.

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