Mycelium backup verification not working

[jaybee888]

Hello, anyone else with this problem?
I create backup of my private key, write down the password. Then I go to VERIFY, scan the encrypted private key from PDF document, enter the same password and I get message "The key does not correspond to any bitcoin address".

Tried several times with newly generated backup. What can I do? Thanks, Jan

[bob123]

I just tested it using a freshly created "SA"-account (Single Address).
Didn't have any issues. Worked without problems.

Created new SA-account -> created backup PDF -> verify-option -> scanned the encrypted private key -> entered the given password -> successfully verified.

Are you sure you have written down the password correctly ?
Can you try the same procedure again with a fresh SA-account, paying attention to the password and double- or triple checking it ?

[jaybee888]

May it be that verification compares only against addresses created by Mycelium? Because the address I am trying to verify is imported external address.

[bob123]

May it be that verification compares only against addresses created by Mycelium? Because the address I am trying to verify is imported external address.

Yes, i can confirm that.

Just imported a random private key into mycelium and made a backup.
Upon trying to verify it, i received the same error message ("The key does not correspond to any bitcoin address").

Seems like it is a bug.

The best in your situation would be to backup the private key itself, or encrypt it yourself (using BIP38).

[jaybee888]

Thanks for confirmation. The backup is not a problem - since it is external address, it is already backed up elsewhere. The problem is the annoying HUGE red warning covering screen that the backup has not been verified.

[bL4nkcode]

The problem is the annoying HUGE red warning covering screen that the backup has not been verified.

Feel you, all I need is just to ignore it as well, since I get same error as you, just keep your backup safe, and ignore that warning phrase from mycelium.