sorry- I miss a few basic mechanics in a prominent place.
like- when I enter my passphrase for the first time, I have to enter a wallet name.
when I return, that name is listed in wallets on that computer. Elsewhere, I read s.t. about a wallet file.
Is that wallet file encrypted with the same passphrase as my account passphrase?
Can I disregard the wallet file and only use my passphrase? When the computer is lost/stolen, can anyone access my XEM somehow on the hard drvie?
I would prefer to operate with ONE passphrase onlly, so having two is confusing- a bit like that annoying Bitcoin feature where the real privKey is carefully hidden, and only a passphrase to
an off-blockchain DB is supposed to be used....
And sry that I don't feel like browsing tutorials and forums for this info
Ah I see- when I 'export wallet' I get a small zip file...
wallet file stores your private keys encrypted. if you use a strong enough password for your wallet, like you would for nxt, no one will be able to hack it and take your coins. alternatively you can just import your private key each time you use the wallet but that wouldnt be as secure as just using a strong password for the wallet file imo. you cant use the private key with out creating a wallet file unless you use the API i guess.
Thanks! I sort of figured, but was a bit unsure..
But I have another issue that might turn out as an embarrassement for me:
When using the testNEM account, I genertaed a real NEM account and tooke great care to store the privkey and the pubkey.
Now the privkey opens another account, but the original account (I have listed right above my privkey) does exist and have the XEM in it.
Can this have gone wrong somehow?
[I am not quite panicking yet, but would really like to find out]
what I have as privkey is a 64digit hex string with the e-f in small letters- this doesnt look like a passphrase to me..
was there any step involved that yields a 64 digit hex string with small letters?
when in the client, look to the top left where it shows your address.. does it still show "primary" below the address? if so click that address and a drop down should appear with a new address that does not say "primary". that should be the account you have nem in.