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How do I use a computer with a wallet to access a headless node at my home?
I'm running a headless, low wattage Ubuntu 16.04 (x86, if that matters) system that I have SSH'ed into, ran Screen, ran ./monerod, and then detached the Screen. This is my node. I also set up this ...
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If you don't have a mnemonic seed, how do you access wallet on a new device?
If you don't have a mnemonic seed, how do you access the wallet on a new device?
Which files do I need to copy from my wallet and where can I find them on Windows OS?
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Is there a Blockchain-like hub for Monero to manage wallets with an easy interface?
I created an offline Monero wallet with https://moneroaddress.org/, now is there any easy way to check its balance? I used ShapeShift to exchange Bitcoin for Monero and sent it to my public address ...
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You are now synchronized with the network.
when i synchronize with the network I receive this message:
"You are now synchronized with the network. You may now start monero-wallet-cli."
But monerod.exe is still synchronizing:
SYNCHRONIZATION ...
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Why does my RPC call return "Connection refused"?
I have a view-only wallet opened, and from another terminal, I try to run the getbalance example from the Wallet RPC documentation. However, I get a Connection refused error:
mac:~ user$ curl -X POST ...
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Is Monero's wallet creation truly random?
The wallet creation with monero-wallet-cli results in a seemingly random mnemonic seeds and wallet address. Since the result of any computer program is deterministic and thus relies on an external ...
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For the CLI wallet, how can I teach myself all that it can do?
Monero has motivated me to get interested in Linux. I'm relatively inexperienced with Linux. To those more experienced, this question may seem like a silly one. I expect I'm not the only Linux n00b ...
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Generating wallet from private key
I see that there is a flag --generate-from-keys for monero-wallet-cli that requires an argument, so I tried the hexadecimal seed, which was the same as the private key I generated here https://xmr....
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If you have mnemonic seed, does the phrase need to be in order?
Let's say I have all the words to a mnemonic seed. I scramble them in an order that only I know. Can someone take that scrambled up order of words and unlock my wallet? Or does the phrase have to be ...
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I am running blockchain 0.9.4. Why is it not syncing?
I know that you can send coins from 0.9.4 to 0.10.0. If I am still running 0.9.4 will it sync with 0.10.0 blocks?
I am trying to sync my 0.9.4 chain and it does not seem to be syncing any new blocks....
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Is there a guide available for generating and parsing integrated addresses?
Is there a guide for generating and parsing? I see there is a question regarding "unpacking" them here:
How to "unpack" a Monero integrated address using the command line?
But that doesn't ...
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How secure is connecting the monero wallet via SSH tunneling to a self run remote server?
Since running the monero daemon to sync with the blockchain requires substantial bandwidth and uptime, I have recently switched to connecting my wallet (with the local wallet files) to a remote ...
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Is it possible to restrict to scope of rescan_bc in monero_wallet_cli?
Is it possible to restrict to scope of rescan_bc in monero_wallet_cli?
A rescan can be quite long, it would convinient to be able to limit it when rescanning a recent wallet, is it possible?
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Exploring Testnet's Blockchain
I have synced my testnet node. I can send and receive transactions, but I would like to see how they look like for someone viewing the blockchain (specially the ringCT ones). So far, though, I couldn'...
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Monero Wallet with Key File
I have been using KeePass password manager, and one option for login is a password + a key file. Would it be possible to incorporate this layer of protection to monero-wallet-cli as a safer ...
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How do I prove that a payment has been sent to a particular address?
If I pay someone, and they then claim that the payment has not been received, how can I prove that the payment was in fact sent?
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With Monero firmware loaded on a Trezor, how does one create private spend keys from the BIP 39 seed words supplied during a Trezor's configuration?
I’ve experimented with Monero’s V0313 experimental firmware that is installed on a traditionally hierarchical deterministic Trezor hardware device, which is also immune to key loggers and the CSRF ...
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Is it possible to set up a short cut to launch monerod with a flag and cli-wallet at all at once?
Eack time I use monero I need to start monerod with a flag (I use a different port) and it is a bit tedious sometimes.
Is it possible to set up a short cut to launch monerod with a flag and cli-...
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Is there a `--language` flag for cli wallet?
There's a --password flag and --generate-new-wallet flag, which make programmatic generation of a wallet very easy, except for this missing piece. Ideally a command like this would generate a wallet ...
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Why did monero-wallet-cli restore the same wallet with different mnemonic seeds?
Using monero-wallet-cli --restore-deterministic-wallet
with the following seeds can restore the same wallet:
First seed: lawsuit artistic jeans lair plus village potato cedar certain sizes ruthless ...
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Can I send coins from 0.9.4 to 0.10.0?
I've got a 0.9.4 downloaded on a computer I no longer want to use. Can I send those coins to the 0.10.0 chain?
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Why does Monero seem to only use the first six decimal places (and not the full 12)?
My current balance always shows the last six decimal places as 0 (eg: "Balance: 1.234567000000). Is this just me, or does Monero not currently use all 12 decimal places? Can this change in the future ...
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How do I enable Confidential Transactions?
I understood that Confidential Transactions was included in the last fork but not on by default. How do I enable it for my txs?
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Is it possible to remove unlock_time for a transaction?
Is there any way to remove unlock_time for a sent transaction?
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Is there preferred hardware on which to run simplewallet to ensure random wallet generation?
Would a Monero wallet generated with simplewallet on a Raspberry Pi be as secure as one generated on an Intel-based Mac or PC? How can one determine whether one's random number generator is good ...
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How much time does it take to transfer monero?
Using simplewallet (now monero-wallet-cli), how long does a typical transfer take to be recognized as part of the total balance of the receiving wallet? Does the mixin # influence the transfer time? ...
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What does "Error: Failed to find a way to create transactions" in simplewallet mean?
I get this error message when I try to send the full balance from monero-wallet-cli / simplewallet. Reducing the amount to cover the fees makes the error message go away.
So does this simply mean "...
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Mymonero and monero-wallet seed
Monero wallet and Mymonero use different seed.
Mymonero 13 words seed and Monero wallet 25 words seed.
Does this mean Mymonero seeds are less secure?
What is the size of words set? (Is it the same ...
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How do you convert the mymonero.com seed to the simplewallet/monero-wallet-cli seed?
For those that use mymonero.com, if the site were to fail or suddenly shutter, how would someone be able to easily recover their funds using the seed provided by the website?
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Wallet created with 0.9.4 fails to load with 0.10.0
I get this error when trying to open a wallet with 0.10.0 that I created with 0.9.4:
> ./monero/monero-wallet-cli --wallet-file wallet-2016-06-14
Creating the logger system
Monero 'Wolfram ...
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Why isn't simplewallet relatively safe with a very strong password?
Very new to crypto-currency.
From what I understand the only way to gain access to my wallet funds is:
get my mnemonic seed.
get my key file + password.
lets say my password is a huge strong ...
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Can my Monero Wallet be accessed from computer if the Wallet file name and password is known?
Sorry if this is a stupid question.
I was using mymonero.com to store the XMR that I bought, but after seeing advice that it is safer to store using the simple wallet, I downloaded the warptangent ...
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Can I enter a password & wallet file name through JsonRPC?
This would be the ideal circumstance for programming monero-wallet-cli -
however, this raises the same concern that running the client with the password supplied via an argument monero-wallet-cli --...
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Has RingCT been reviewed by the other Monero Research Lab members?
Shen Noether has created RingCT and I trust that he has done so in a safe and correct manner, but it never hurts to have more eyes on the crypto. RingCT is currently in testnet and being rigorously ...
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Is the Bytecoin proposed scheme to scan numerous addresses faster interesting for Monero?
What was the technical scheme proposed by Bytecoin to scan a set of addresses faster, for instance for merchants? Was it discussed for Monero?
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Is there a way to remotely access simplewallet securely?
simplewallet has a RPC mode that allows you to access it via an API. This is intended for local use only.
Is there a way to use simplewallet remotely in a secure way?
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Warptangent and simple wallet
If I'm not running a node and all I want to do is open simple wallet to check my balance, do I need to download the latest version of Monero?
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How do I set the user agent in simplewallet?
For using simplewallet in RPC mode. Also, are there any limitations in terms of length or characters that are not allowed?
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Is there the equivalent of a BIP38 encrypted private key for Monero private keys?
I would like to create plain text private keys for Monero that can be encrypted/decrypted using a process similar to BIP38. (https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0038.mediawiki)
Is such a ...
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What will the Monero Research Lab be working on in the future, after RingCT has released?
Will they be looking more into quantum proofing the Monero protocol or Cuckoo Cycle testing etc?
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What encryption algorithm is used for the wallet.keys file?
I know that the wallet keys file contains an encrypted version of your private keys, but am just curious what encryption algorithm is used to do this, and also where is it done in the source code?
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How do you create a watch only wallet in simplewallet with the viewkey?
We all know that the viewkey can be used to verify transactions you've made, and has been covered to a certain extent in other questions, but how is this employed using the simplewallet client? What ...
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Transaction stuck as "pending" in monero-wallet-cli
A transaction I made a few hours ago is stuck as "pending", after sending via monero-wallet-cli. The transaction has not been picked up in a block yet.
I found this comment on Reddit by /u/...
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Does a Monero wallet require payment id by default?
I'm about to use shapeshift.io and deposit some Monero to get BTC.
Does a Monero wallet (generated through moneroaddress.org) have a payment id by default? I'm running it on simplewallet now and I ...
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How does one convert the Trezor seed to a simplewallet seed and vice versa
Now that the source is available I thought I'd bring up the subject of the seed difference between the Trezor and Simplewallet. The Trezor uses 24 words, while Simplewallet uses 24 plus an extra word ...
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Where to find a computation example of the monero traceable ring signature mechanism in a small finite field?
In the following coindesk article, The math behind bitcoin, you can find a beautiful example of the ECDSA keypair generation, signature and signature verification algorithms in use in bitcoin. They ...
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failed to deserialize extra field
I've started simplewallet together with bitmonerod and looking into simplewallet.log file I can see something like this:
2016-Sep-08 12:01:29.853608 [RPC0]Transaction extra has unsupported format: &...
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bitmonero and simplewallet error cryptonote_format_utils.cpp:148 max_out exceeded
I have a problem in bitmonero node and simplewallet. When I'm starting both I'm getting the same error:
ERROR /DISTRIBUTION-BUILD/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp:148 max_out exceeded
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Can I run my simplewallet node from an external hard drive?
Constantly updating and scanning the blockchain for newly discovered blocks is eating up a lot of memory on my Mac. Can I run simplewallet and bitmonerod from my 1 TB external HDD and only when its ...
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Is it possible to integrate anti-keylogger in monero wallet?
Is it possible and make sense to integrate anti-keylogger directly into monero wallet, so keyloggers can't read and steal seed/password?
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