Difference between revisions of "Key pool"
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New public and private keys are pre-generated are stored in a queue before use. | New public and private keys are pre-generated are 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.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |