I can help you investigate if your private key (also known as Nonce) is being reused.
Bitcoin SignMessage Output Explanation
When you perform .
Bash
$.
> Bitcoin: Transaction Signature
+————————–+
| Signature (Base64) |
+————————–+
`
The first line shows that a new signature of the transaction has been generated. The second line is the coded signature based64, which can be used to verify the transaction.
Reusing Nonce in SignMessage
To investigate whether your private key is being reused, we need to examine the output ‘signmessage’ more closely. Here is what you can do:
- Look at the first line of the output:
`
> Bitcoin: Transaction Signature
`
Note that the transaction subscription uses an inim variable (p2pkh-address-sta
). In Bitcoin standard, non -CEs are used to generate random numbers for transactions, but are not reused in various transactions.
- Look at the second line of the output:
`
> Subscription (base64) |
`
Note that this line uses a coded sequence based64 containing ABC123
as your argument. However, there is no variable p2pkh-adress-sta
in this sequence.
- Run
echo -n" p2pkh-address-thre "| BITCOIN-CLI SIGNMESAGE
To see the output of the commandSignMessage
with the Nonce Set variable toP2PKH-ADDRESS-SHERE
. This will generate a new transaction signature, which should use the same uninters as before.
`
$ echo -n “p2pkh -address here” | Bitcoin-cli signmessage
> Bitcoin: Transaction Signature
+————————–+
| Signature (Base64) |
+————————–+
`
As you can see, the second output line is still a 64 base sequence containing ABC123
as your argument. This suggests that your private key is not being reused in several transactions.
Conclusion
Based on this analysis, it seems that its private key is not being reused in several transactions. The signmessage command
generates new ones for each transaction, and the resulting signature uses a different set of values than the previous one. This must provide some confidence that your private key is safe from reuse.
Additional Tips
- Keep your keys private (inconcetained) safe and do not keep them in public or affordable places.
- If you are using Bitcoin for sensitive purposes, consider generating a new private key each time you need it.
- Always use the command
Bitcoin-CLI
with caution, as it can generate signatures without checking the sender’s identity. Use the-verbose
option to allow more detailed log messages.
I hope this will help! If you have more questions or worries, feel free to ask.