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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: move_zig on March 07, 2013, 01:07:52 AM



Title: Backing Up wallet.dat
Post by: move_zig on March 07, 2013, 01:07:52 AM
I'm running bitcoin-qt 0.8. My wallet has a passphrase. If I create a backup from within the application, will the wallet.dat be encrypted with the same passphrase?

If I cat the wallet.dat I get binary output. I think that means it's encrypted.


Title: Re: Backing Up wallet.dat
Post by: Nicolai on March 07, 2013, 01:15:31 AM
"binary output" != encryption.

But yes, if you use the "encrypt wallet" feature, then the wallet(.dat)-file will be encryptet with the same passphrase :-)