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Added support for Private Keys in Base58Check and fixed generator bug. #8

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added support for Base58Encoded private keys
Jan 29, 2014
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fixed indent bug
Jan 30, 2014
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fixed indent bug 2
Jan 30, 2014
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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions jeeq.py
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Expand Up @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def print_help(e=False):
exit(0)

def generate_keys(curved=curveBitcoin, bitcoin=True, addv=0, G=generatorBitcoin): #will return private key < 2^256
_r = generator.order()
_r = G.order()
rand = ( '%013x' % long(random.random() * 0xfffffffffffff) )*5
pvk = (long(rand,16) >> 4)%_r
P = pvk*G
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elif GetFlag('-d'):
addv=int(GetArg('-v',0))
message=GetArg('-i')
private_key=GetArg('-k')
undecoded_private_key=GetArg('-k')

private_key = ''
if len(undecoded_private_key)==64:
private_key=undecoded_private_key.decode('hex') # try hex first
if len(private_key)!=32:
private_key=DecodeBase58Check(undecoded_private_key)[1:33] # try base58check next

if len(private_key)==64:
private_key=private_key.decode('hex')
assert len(private_key)==32, 'Bad private key, you must give it in hexadecimal'
assert len(private_key)==32, 'Bad private key, you must give it in hexadecimal, or base58check'

output=decrypt_message(private_key, message, verbose=True, generator=generatorBitcoin)

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