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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] New BIP32 structure
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Pieter,

your suggestion has charm since =93Bitcoin seed=94 would even not need=20=

a global dictionary like the interpretation of the first level, since it =
would be self describing.

Regards,

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On 08.04.2014, at 15:53, Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com> wrote:

> I see the cause of our disagreement now.
>=20
> You actually want to share a single BIP32 tree across different
> currency types, but do it in a way that guarantees that they never use
> the same keys.
>=20
> I would have expected that different chains would use independent
> chains, and have serializations encode which chain they belong to.
>=20
> Let me offer an alternative suggestion, which is compatible with the
> original default BIP32 structure:
> * You can use one seed across different chains, but the master nodes
> are separate.
> * To derive the master node from the seed, the key string "Bitcoin
> seed" is replaced by something chain-specific.
> * Every encoded node (including master nodes) has a chain-specific
> serialization magic.
>=20
> This is in practice almost the same as your suggestion, except that
> the m/cointype' in m/cointype'/account'/change/n is replaced by
> different masters. The only disadvantage I see is that you do not have
> a way to encode the "super master" that is the parent of all
> chain-specific masters. You can - and with the same security
> properties - encode the seed, though.
>=20
> --=20
> Pieter
>=20
>=20
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 3:43 PM, slush <slush@centrum.cz> wrote:
>> tl;dr;
>>=20
>> It is dangerous to expect that other seed than "xprv" does not =
contain
>> bitcoins or that "xprv" contains only bitcoins, because technically =
are both
>> situations possible. It is still safer to do the lookup; the magic =
itself is
>> ambiguous.
>>=20
>> Marek
>>=20
>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 3:40 PM, slush <slush@centrum.cz> wrote:
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Serialization magic of bip32 seed is in my opinion completely =
unnecessary.
>>> Most of software does not care about it anyway; You can use =
xprv/xpub pair
>>> for main net, testnet, litecoin, dogecoin, whatevercoin.
>>>=20
>>> Instead using the same seed (xprv) and then separate the chains =
*inside*
>>> the bip32 path seems more useful to me.
>>>=20
>>> Marek
>>=20
>>=20
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after-white-space;">Pieter,<div><br></div><div>your suggestion has charm =
since =93Bitcoin seed=94 would even not need&nbsp;</div><div>a global =
dictionary like the interpretation of the first level, since it would be =
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<br><div><div>On 08.04.2014, at 15:53, Pieter Wuille &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:pieter.wuille@gmail.com">pieter.wuille@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">I see the cause of our disagreement now.<br><br>You =
actually want to share a single BIP32 tree across different<br>currency =
types, but do it in a way that guarantees that they never use<br>the =
same keys.<br><br>I would have expected that different chains would use =
independent<br>chains, and have serializations encode which chain they =
belong to.<br><br>Let me offer an alternative suggestion, which is =
compatible with the<br>original default BIP32 structure:<br>* You can =
use one seed across different chains, but the master nodes<br>are =
separate.<br>* To derive the master node from the seed, the key string =
"Bitcoin<br>seed" is replaced by something chain-specific.<br>* Every =
encoded node (including master nodes) has a =
chain-specific<br>serialization magic.<br><br>This is in practice almost =
the same as your suggestion, except that<br>the m/cointype' in =
m/cointype'/account'/change/n is replaced by<br>different masters. The =
only disadvantage I see is that you do not have<br>a way to encode the =
"super master" that is the parent of all<br>chain-specific masters. You =
can - and with the same security<br>properties - encode the seed, =
though.<br><br>-- <br>Pieter<br><br><br>On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 3:43 PM, =
slush &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:slush@centrum.cz">slush@centrum.cz</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">tl;dr;<br><br>It is dangerous to =
expect that other seed than "xprv" does not contain<br>bitcoins or that =
"xprv" contains only bitcoins, because technically are =
both<br>situations possible. It is still safer to do the lookup; the =
magic itself is<br>ambiguous.<br><br>Marek<br><br>On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at =
3:40 PM, slush &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:slush@centrum.cz">slush@centrum.cz</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br><br>Serialization magic of bip32 =
seed is in my opinion completely unnecessary.<br>Most of software does =
not care about it anyway; You can use xprv/xpub pair<br>for main net, =
testnet, litecoin, dogecoin, whatevercoin.<br><br>Instead using the same =
seed (xprv) and then separate the chains *inside*<br>the bip32 path =
seems more useful to =
me.<br><br>Marek<br></blockquote><br><br></blockquote><br>----------------=
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