Support unlocking wallet at start-up. #8

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opened 2022-06-16 22:28:56 +02:00 by roylee17 · 1 comment

roylee17 commented

2022-06-16 22:28:56 +02:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Several users have requested new feature to support unlocking wallet at startup time without having to issue a walletpassphrase RPC.

Options:

Consulting an environment variable
Add a command-line flag

Several users have requested new feature to support unlocking wallet at startup time without having to issue a `walletpassphrase` RPC. Options: - Consulting an environment variable - Add a command-line flag

roylee17 commented

2022-11-02 07:24:10 +01:00

(Migrated from github.com)

v0.13.111 merged a few updates which work for this use case.

During wallet creation, a default passphrase, "passphrase", would be used to protect the seed unless the user overrides it with -p new_passphrase.
At wallet startup, it unlocks itself with the default "passphrase" or a user-provided one with -p.

If the user doesn't override the default passphrase, the experience will feel like there is no passphrase at all.

[v0.13.111](https://github.com/lbryio/lbcwallet/releases/tag/v0.13.111) merged a few updates which work for this use case. - During wallet creation, a default passphrase, "passphrase", would be used to protect the seed unless the user overrides it with `-p new_passphrase`. - At wallet startup, it unlocks itself with the default "passphrase" or a user-provided one with `-p`. If the user doesn't override the default passphrase, the experience will feel like there is no passphrase at all.