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Re: python-hd-wallet-scanner - scan for HD Wallet master private key and addresses
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AuorFedelmid
on 24/04/2021, 02:07:28 UTC
Your build doesn't work for windows7 btw, not properly built I am guessing for older OS support.

https://i.imgur.com/Nco8v9e.png

Microsoft made a universal C runtime library which was bundled with Windows 10 and is linked to in Visual Studio so it's libraries must be missing from your system.

Installing the following update should fix this problem: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows-c0514201-7fe6-95a3-b0a5-287930f3560c



True but I was trying to get the HD derivation xprv and xpub also. It is all pretty new to me so correct me if I am wrong but with the xpriv I can find other keys derived from that wallet?
Yes assuming there are other keys derived from that master key and assuming that the derived key that was found by "super luck" was not the result of a collision.

I'm starting to wonder if there's any relation between derived private keys and their parent that can be exploited to eg. avoid searching for nearby keys and speed up the search. Something like trying to find random private keys by deriving all the paths but slower because of all the extra ECC math.

I found this which you may find interesting

https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/51724/is-it-feasible-to-derive-the-root-key-of-an-hd-wallet-from-a-large-sample-of-chi