Lost Cellphone

[roysay]

Hi

I lost my cellphone, I was using the Bitcoin app on android. Thank god I backed up my wallet with dropbox.

Now the question is how do I recover my wallet? I set up my password on the wallet

Please, it would be really nice if someone could help me.

[shorena]

I assume you used this wallet https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet
by Andreas Schildbach

see here: https://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/source/browse/wallet/README#25

Code:

The manual backup files are encrypted using your chosen backup password. You can use OpenSSL to decrypt:

openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -a -in <filename>

If you have linux you can install openssl via the package manager and use the command above.

Same with Mac OS, for Windows you can get the needed files here: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/openssl.htm

Hope this gives you a hint in the right direction. Without more information on the OS you want to restore the keys and into which wallet its hard to help further.

[roysay]

I don't really understand the steps you provided me

[shorena]

I don't really understand the steps you provided me

you have a PM

[byt411]

If you have a wallet.dat file, import it into blockchain.info. That's like the easiest way of all.

[shorena]

If you have a wallet.dat file, import it into blockchain.info. That's like the easiest way of all.

I made a test wallet with the same app. The exported file looks like this:

Code:

U2FsdGVkX1+2nd3IA4RB11CUX59CeyNXdDA7UWawA2tDmQ1XqKrZF5o3IZGdTJ3C5BIgqPhyQvd5
1Wa5lasmx9qUpcJ2OuDGq1lxK0zAcbWhb+IjmAmL3QjXhLpFxXJ4zwKOny1GtMwJnmz7t/AwhsqJ
2lK2fuHuUrWybBWZuQ038AYoDRG+fzMJPQLvUitRxPAf4Mxa1Xtc2GIbu4r15J+IXQdmtLYcK3sn
YAezgPg=

password is: kkk

When I tried to encrypt it with the command

Code:

openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -a -in <filename>

from here: https://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/source/browse/wallet/README#25

I get this



Which is not a base58 private key.

Can anyone help here? I assume the openssl command is wrong.

Will also ask the mods to move this to the correct board.

[roysay]

I'll rephrase my problem.

I know my identifier, and I remember my password, I just don't know where to log in with it.

When I go to download the application on another cellphone, it gives me a new wallet right away and there's no option to use an old identifier wallet.

I use the bitcoin wallet on Android (Not blockchain)

[byt411]

I'll rephrase my problem.

I know my identifier, and I remember my password, I just don't know where to log in with it.

When I go to download the application on another cellphone, it gives me a new wallet right away and there's no option to use an old identifier wallet.

I use the bitcoin wallet on Android (Not blockchain)

That's not how Bitcoin works. What you are saying is App-Specific.
Are you using this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet

The most logical method would be to download the app on another mobile device, and then enter your "identifier" and "password".

[roysay]

There's no option to enter another identifier, or maybe I just don't know where to type it in

[Josepht]

Options -> safety -> restore wallet
That is how to do it

[byt411]

There's no option to enter another identifier, or maybe I just don't know where to type it in

I have no idea about what "identifier" you are talking about. As I said, that isn't part of the bitcoin protocol.

Can you bother to answer the question above and try it out?

[roysay]

My other wallet was on my lost cellphone, I backed it up on dropbox, now how can I use my back up wallet file to get back my coins

[Josepht]

My other wallet was on my lost cellphone, I backed it up on dropbox, now how can I use my back up wallet file to get back my coins

Like I said:

Options -> safety -> restore wallet
That is how to do it

[roysay]

I am not able to use my dropbox file in the restore option

[escrow.ms]

Which is not a base58 private key.
Can anyone help here? I assume the openssl command is wrong.

Hey I've tried that too but it doesn't works properly.

https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet/issues/85

base64 util works.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21766932/openssl-one-line-base64-input-error-reading-input-file

[Josepht]

I am not able to use my dropbox file in the restore option

Try to put the file on the internal storage of your new phone. Then try the steps I provided you.

[escrow.ms]

I am not able to use my dropbox file in the restore option

If you have another cellphone, install bitcoin wallet-> download that backup file from dropbox and place it in "Download" folder then try to import.

[roysay]

Thank you very much.

I just had to take my dropbox file and put it in my ''downloads'' on my cellphone then apply it in the restore section

Thank you again!

[shorena]

Thank you very much.

I just had to take my dropbox file and put it in my ''downloads'' on my cellphone then apply it in the restore section

Thank you again!

I wish I knew you had another phone ready Oh well, Im glad you have your coins back.

Which is not a base58 private key.
Can anyone help here? I assume the openssl command is wrong.

Hey I've tried that too but it doesn't works properly.

https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet/issues/85

base64 util works.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21766932/openssl-one-line-base64-input-error-reading-input-file

Not sure if we should maybe make a new thread for this, but I will answer here for the time beeing.

I tried this

Code:

base64 -d encrypted | openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc > decrypted

with my testwallet and it still shows the same result. The results look identical to be honest.

Also on github it states "error reading input file". I dont get that error. Openssl can decrypt the file, but the decrypted data makes no sense or is an format that is not useable. Here is another screenshot directly from the terminal:



I only removed the user@machine:/pathfromroot/ part

This looks like its in hex format, but I checked that as well and it still does not look like a private key.

[Meuh6879]

https://multibit.org/blog/2014/04/28/private-key-safety-improvements.html

It is of critical importance that private keys are kept secret and safe. Therefore to avoid this happening to any user in the future we have removed the ability to import Blockchain.info 'json' and 'json.aes' wallet backups into MultiBit.