Difference between revisions of "Key pool"
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− | New public and private keys are pre-generated | + | New public and private keys are pre-generated and stored in a queue before use. |
− | This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future. By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[ | + | This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future. By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[http://www.bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>. |
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+ | A command line option allows a greater or lesser number of keys to be maintained in the keypool<ref>[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin Running Bitcoin]</ref>. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | * [[Securing your wallet]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 12 December 2012
New public and private keys are pre-generated and stored in a queue before use.
This pooling feature was added so backups of the wallet would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future. By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100[1].
A command line option allows a greater or lesser number of keys to be maintained in the keypool[2].