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Creating a Bitcoin Core seed using base 6 number (Dice roll)
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xx879
on 07/09/2023, 12:04:07 UTC
⭐ Merited by o_e_l_e_o (4) ,ETFbitcoin (2) ,vapourminer (2)
Hello,
I was wondering if there is a way to use a custom seed in Bitcoin Core v23, rather than allow the program to use the default method to try to get entropy. At the moment I believe you need to create a random number (e.g. rolling dice), then convert it to base 6 (if not base 6 already), then input that 99 digit number into a program such as bitaddress.org to create a WIF private address and public address. Then you can import that private address into a new descriptor wallet.

Is that correct? Considering all the buzz around entropy recently it seems like it would make more sense to input a random 99 digit number directly into Bitcoin Core.