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Bitcoin => Project Development => Topic started by: williamevanl on August 24, 2014, 05:21:49 AM



Title: Secure private address inside application
Post by: williamevanl on August 24, 2014, 05:21:49 AM
I'm beginning to worry this can't be done. Is it possible for a standalone application to store a private address from which to spend without that being available to anyone that reverse-engineers the code?


Title: Re: Secure private address inside application
Post by: onchain.io on August 24, 2014, 11:59:51 AM
I wouldn't keep a private key with the application.

You could certainly have an application that creates Bitcoin transactions, that another service could then sign.



Title: Re: Secure private address inside application
Post by: Remember remember the 5th of November on August 24, 2014, 02:17:57 PM
I'm beginning to worry this can't be done. Is it possible for a standalone application to store a private address from which to spend without that being available to anyone that reverse-engineers the code?
If it's in memory it can be obtained.