How can I import password-protected backup from Multibit to Electrum?

[Dorky]

How can I import my password-protected backup address that I created from Multibit to Electrum and spend it?

1. I don't want to sweep it.
2. I don't want to send from Multibit to Electrum.
3. I understand the address will not be part of Electrum's seed.
4. I don't want to use any intermediary like blockchain.info wallet to import my backup.
5. I understand I bear all the risks.

Just tell me how can I import my password-protected backup addresses that I created from Multibit to Electrum and be able to spend them through Electrum.

I expect Electrum to have a feature whereby I can import a private key, be asked for the password, key in the password, and wollah, my Electrum wallet can now send, receive, and keep track of bitcoins with this address. How to do this?

[HCP]

When you say password-protected... you mean you exported your private keys from MultiBit Classic and entered a password to encrypt the backup file right?


If so, then no... there is no way to just import that password protected file into Electrum. It was created by whatever method MBC choose to encrypt the file (Some AES256 derivative I believe). Why would you expect Electrum to be able to read it?

You need the unencrypted keys. You can import a file that contains a list of unencrypted keys. Technically, it should just be a plain file with one private key per line, but Electrum will even read in an unencrypted multibit export file... it'll just complain about all the comments and date and time stamps

NOTE: you won't be able to import a multibit file with all the comments when you first create the wallet... only if you select "Wallet" -> "Private Keys" -> "Import" once the wallet is already created

Also, you can not import private keys into an HD wallet. You have to create it as an old style keystore wallet as per the instructions here: http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients

If exporting non-password protected keys is not an option, you can decrypt the file you do have by following the instructions here: https://github.com/keepkey/multibit/wiki/Export%20and%20limited%20import%20of%20private%20keys#development-notes

[Abdussamad]

How can I import my password-protected backup address that I created from Multibit to Electrum and spend it?

1. I don't want to sweep it.
2. I don't want to send from Multibit to Electrum.
3. I understand the address will not be part of Electrum's seed.
4. I don't want to use any intermediary like blockchain.info wallet to import my backup.
5. I understand I bear all the risks.

Just tell me how can I import my password-protected backup addresses that I created from Multibit to Electrum and be able to spend them through Electrum.

I expect Electrum to have a feature whereby I can import a private key, be asked for the password, key in the password, and wollah, my Electrum wallet can now send, receive, and keep track of bitcoins with this address. How to do this?

So you don't want to do anything you can do to import your funds into an electrum wallet. Instead you insist on doing it your own way. In that case please contribute the necessary code to electrum to make that happen.