waddrmgr: Update more documentation for walletdb.
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@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ tradeoff. However, keep in mind that extended hd keys, as called out in BIP0032
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need to be handled more carefully than normal EC public keys because they can be
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used to generate all future addresses. While this is part of what makes them
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attractive, it also means an attacker getting access to your extended public key
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for an account will allow them to know all addresses you will use and hence
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reduces privacy. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you do not hard
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code a password which allows any attacker who gets a copy of your address
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manager database to access your effectively plain text extended public keys.
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for an account will allow them to know all derived addresses you will use and
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hence reduces privacy. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you do
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not hard code a password which allows any attacker who gets a copy of your
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address manager database to access your effectively plain text extended public
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keys.
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Each master key in turn protects the three real encryption keys (called crypto
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keys) for public, private, and script data. Some examples include payment
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