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August 04, 2016, 10:46:51 AM
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Hi,

I have an offline wallet with wallet version 1.35. Will this forever be supported by all future Armory versions? I plan to keep this wallet offline without touching it for many years, and I dont want to worry about new software will not be able to open it.

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August 04, 2016, 10:56:38 AM
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August 05, 2016, 10:52:18 AM
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Thanks for you reply. Now I can sleep well at night! Smiley

By the way, where can I read about wallet formats and future wallet formats? I want to make sure I understand how everything works and right now its like magic for me.
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August 05, 2016, 01:52:19 PM
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The old format doc should be somewhere on the old website. Otherwise read the code. I'll document the new format as I implement it.

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August 06, 2016, 04:19:02 PM
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This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.
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August 06, 2016, 04:37:09 PM
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This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.

When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list.

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August 09, 2016, 03:14:56 PM
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I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.

Looks like the old site is back online.

The old format link is here with text here.

When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list.

I think the format would be improved if it was split into two. 

The current system encrypts the wallet when new meta-data is added.  This can lead to file corruption.

Each wallet should be two files.

  • Root master key
  • Wallet read/write data

Both would be encrypted, but the root master key file would be 100% read only.  It would never change.  If you generate 100 new keys, they would be added to the 2nd file and only cause that file to change.

Back when I was playing around with testnet coins, generating 1000+ keys could cause Armory to crash.  Killing the process could cause the wallet to end up in a corrupt state.

You could make it so that each wallet is a directory containing both files, if that is more tidy.

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