From f142c11ac634df487cc4bc65a5f1c9a3e3563dd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Schnelli Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:19:02 +0200 Subject: [0.13] Create a new HD seed after encrypting the wallet --- doc/release-notes.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/release-notes.md') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3