Master public key analysis tool
npm install @hackerhouse/xpub-scan!XPUB
Blockchain test oracle and forensics tool.
Given an extended public key (xpub, Ltub, _etc._), get the balances of its derived active addresses and the associated list of operations, or check whether an address has been derived from it.
- Privacy Friendly: master public keys are never sent over the Internet: only their derived addresses are
- Derives specific addresses (by account+index) or all active ones
- Searches if a given address has been derived from a given master public key (perfect and partial match)
- Supports legacy, SegWit, and Native SegWit
- Automatically checks supported CSV or JSON files containing operations history
- Node.js LTS (note: using Node v17 may trigger this OpenSSL-related error)
- Docker (if you want to use the docker image)
``
$ npm i -g @ledgerhq/xpub-scan
`
$ xpub-scan
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$ xpub-scan --currency eth [options]
Running programmatically example:
`
import { Scanner } from "../src/actions/scanner";
const scanResult = async (xpub: string) => {
await new Scanner({ itemToScan: xpub }).scan();
};
scanResult("your_xpub");
`
Install dependencies:
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$ npm run ci
Build the project
`
$ npm run build
Run the built version:
`
$ node ./lib/scan.js [options]
_Alternatively, if you want to use the locally-built version of xpub-scan with just xpub-scan command, you can:_
`
$ npm link
By default, Bitcoin xpubs and Litecoin ltubs are automatically detected.
To scan Bitcoin Cash xpubs, use the --currency bch argument:
$ xpub-scan --currency bch
To scan Litecoin xpubs, use the --currency ltc argument:
$ xpub-scan --currency ltc
_In the following instructions, the generic xpub term is used to designate a master public key. It can be substituted with another type of supported public key, such as Ltub (Litecoin)._
$ xpub-scan
Example:
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p -a 0 -i 10 [addresses at account 0, index 10]
$ xpub-scan
Example 1:
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p -a 0 --from-index 0 --to-index 100 [addresses at account 0, from index 0 to index 100, included]
Example 2:
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p -a 1 --from-index 29 [addresses at account 0, from index 29 until no active address]
Note: in order to perform the analysis in this context, Xpub Scan needs to pre-derive addresses. By default, it derives 2,000 addresses per account number. If needed, this number of addresses can be adjusted using the --pre-derivation-size option (useful with xpub associated with a large number of addresses).
$ xpub-scan
Example:
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p
Balance --balance
$ xpub-scan
Addresses --addresses
_(Not implemented yet)_
$ xpub-scan
UTXOs --utxos
_(Not implemented yet)_
$ xpub-scan
Operations --operations
$ xpub-scan
Example:
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p --operations /Users/Test/Downloads/export.csv
General Example
$ xpub-scan xpub6C...44dXs7p --operations /Users/Test/Downloads/export.csv --balance 12345 --diff displays at the end of the analysis the results of the comparison between the 12345 satoshis balance and the actual one, as well as the potential mismatches between the imported operations and the actual ones.
$ xpub-scan
The files are saved as and .
Note: --save stdout can be used to display the JSON instead of saving the files. Furthermore, the --quiet option does not display the analysis progress while the --silent option does not display the progress _nor the results_.
- --diff displays the mismatches (if any) between the imported and actual operations.
_Check if an address has been derived from a master public key._
$ xpub-scan
Add ? where there is uncertainty about a character in the address. For instance: 1MYaYeZhDp?m3YtvqBMXQQN??YCz?7NqgF
Build: $ docker build -t xpubscan .
Run: $ docker run xpubscan
When an analysis is performed, 3 elements are displayed in the following order:
- The analysis of each derived active address (type, path, address, current balance, total in ←, total out →)←
- The transactions ordered by date (date, block number, address, in | out → | sent to self ⮂ | sent to sibling ↺ | received as change from non-sibling c)
- A summary: total number of transactions and total balance by address type
The derived addresses are displayed during the analysis. Perfect matches are displayed in green (with the corresponding derivation path). Partial matches are displayed in blue (also with the derivation path). No matches are rendered in red.
1. Modify ./src/settings.ts
2. rebuild the tool:
3. Re-run it:
It is strongly encouraged to use the custom provider for reliable results.
Crypto APIs can be used as a custom provider. In this context, a valid v2 API key is required.
1. At the root of the project, rename .env.template to .env
2. In , set the XPUB_SCAN_CUSTOM_API_KEY_V2 (corresponding to your Crypto APIs v2 API key—e.g.: XPUB_SCAN_CUSTOM_API_KEY_V2=abcd6eacca264f7530eb2f7025a84f8)$ npm run build
3. rebuild the tool:
4. Re-run it:
5. Ensure that, when running the tool, it shows that the _custom_ provider is being used