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Re: WARNING - Blockchain.info is NOT SAFE
by
nybble41
on 19/12/2012, 17:02:45 UTC
Addresses are now stored as a SHA 256 hash of the address, which removes the ability to lookup a wallet by bitcoin address.

I'm sure this is just a lack of comprehension on my part, but what would prevent someone from calculating the SHA256 of a bitcoin address on their own, and using that to look up the wallet? Does the SHA256 include a secret key as well as the address, to prevent others from calculating the hash?