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April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
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When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?
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April 09, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
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Quote from: BitCoinDream on April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?

Yes.
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April 09, 2014, 08:20:05 PM
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Quote from: DannyHamilton on April 09, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
Quote from: BitCoinDream on April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?

Yes.

wow

that really explained it faster then I thought it could be

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April 09, 2014, 08:38:20 PM
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Quote from: Kiki112 on April 09, 2014, 08:20:05 PM
Quote from: DannyHamilton on April 09, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
Quote from: BitCoinDream on April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?

Yes.

wow

that really explained it faster then I thought it could be

Ask a simple question:

"When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT what input does Bitcoin-QT take from Windows OS, Windows generated random numbers?"

Get a simple answer:

"Yes."

I suppose I could have been a bit more wordy...

"Yes, when generating addresses using Bitcoin-Qt, Bitcoin-Qt gets a random number from the operating system."

Is that any better?
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April 10, 2014, 12:18:32 AM
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Did I hear it was number of microseconds since last boot for this or something else??? Taken as the seed... anyway, something like that.
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April 10, 2014, 12:23:24 AM
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Quote from: Flashman on April 10, 2014, 12:18:32 AM
Did I hear it was number of microseconds since last boot for this or something else??? Taken as the seed... anyway, something like that.

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April 10, 2014, 07:10:37 AM
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Quote from: DannyHamilton on April 09, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
Quote from: BitCoinDream on April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?

Yes.

So it is a random number, NOT a random string. Ok... Any idea about the length of the number ? If there is no fixed length then probably the max length ?
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April 10, 2014, 02:16:24 PM
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Quote from: DannyHamilton on April 09, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
Quote from: BitCoinDream on April 09, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
When we are generating addresses using Bitcoin-QT, what is the starting point ? I mean what input Bitcoin-QT takes from Windows OS, say Win 7 ? Windows generated random numbers ?

Yes.

Wait what? How is Yes  valid answer?

EdIt: oh I see. kind of
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