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| author | Jonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch> | 2016-07-21 21:19:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Jonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch> | 2016-07-27 15:56:57 +0200 |
| commit | f142c11ac634df487cc4bc65a5f1c9a3e3563dd9 (patch) | |
| tree | 40561d6272632e4b8ff22583c48cfe5b2bece953 /doc | |
| parent | 18b8ee1cd1b2c95faac53e49b9023200679f2bb1 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-f142c11ac634df487cc4bc65a5f1c9a3e3563dd9.tar.xz | |
[0.13] Create a new HD seed after encrypting the wallet
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index bb9118762b..ad11fafd32 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ Existing wallets will still use traditional key generation. Backups of HD wallets, regardless of when they have been created, can therefore be used to re-generate all possible private keys, even the ones which haven't already been generated during the time of the backup. +**Attention:** Encrypting the wallet will create a new seed which requires +a new backup! HD key generation for new wallets can be disabled by `-usehd=0`. Keep in mind that this flag only has affect on newly created wallets. |