Private key or wallet seed (generic)
ID private_key
DatatypeNot PIIidentifierDraft
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Secret key of an asymmetric key pair, or the seed or mnemonic phrase from which a cryptocurrency wallet derives its keys. Whoever knows it can sign on behalf of the owner or spend the wallet's funds. Specific formats are separate datatypes: wifaddrcomp and wifaddruncomp (Bitcoin WIF keys), bip32addr (extended keys), bip39_mnemonic (seed phrases), x509_private_key and pgp_private_key_block. Use this record when only the field name tells that a value is a private key.
- Categories
- Secrets and credentials (passwords, keys, tokens), Cryptocurrency, Cryptographic identifiers
- Countries
- Global (not tied to a country)
- Languages
- Common to most languages
- Quality
- 50/100 · missing: regexp, examples, negative example, mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...)
- Metacrafter rules
- 1 rule (1 by field name, 0 by value)
private_key_by_fieldfield, common/cryptocurrency.yaml
- Supported by tools
- Amazon Macie, metacrafter, Nightfall AI
Child datatypes
| ID | Name | Categories | Countries | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| age_secret_key | age secret key (X25519 identity) draft | secrets, cryptography | global | Secret key (identity) of the age file encryption format and tool, which decrypts files encrypted to the matching age1... public key. It... |
| bip39_mnemonic | BIP-39 mnemonic phrase (seed phrase) draft | cryptocurrency, secrets | global | Recovery phrase of a cryptocurrency wallet as defined by BIP 39: 12, 15, 18, 21 or 24 words from a fixed list of 2048 words, where the... |
| wifaddrcomp | Bitcoin private key in WIF (compressed public key) | cryptocurrency, secrets | global | Bitcoin private key in Wallet Import Format (WIF) for a compressed public key: the Base58Check encoding of the byte 0x80, the 32-byte... |
| wifaddruncomp | Bitcoin private key in WIF (uncompressed public key) | cryptocurrency, secrets | global | Bitcoin private key in Wallet Import Format (WIF) for an uncompressed public key: the Base58Check encoding of the byte 0x80 and the... |
Translations
| Language | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Закрытый ключ или seed кошелька |
Sources
- wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography
- other: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key
Use this record
- Page URL:
http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/private_key - JSON: API v1 · legacy shape (used by metacrafter) · Markdown (for LLMs)
- Improve it: edit
data/datatypes/any/cryptocurrency/private_key.yamlon GitHub