@root/base58check

Base58Check & WIF for Public Key Hash addresses and Private Keys

Usage

Can convert Public Key Hashes and Private Keys between Hex, Base58Check, and
WIF.

$3

``bash
npm install -g @root/base58check
`

`bash


base58check [version]

base58check XfMBLVNyzPxEELVUUsg7AJAHWKiV9do7Pj


{

"version": "4c",

"pubKeyHash": "3320974335dc4888b501e965fe5ff3c4421c09c4"

}

base58check 3320974335dc4888b501e965fe5ff3c4421c09c4 4c

XfMBLVNyzPxEELVUUsg7AJAHWKiV9do7Pj

`

$3

`bash
npm install --save @root/base58check
`

`js
let Base58Check = require("base58check").Base58Check;

let b58c = Base58Check.create();

// Public Key Hash
let pkh = XfMBLVNyzPxEELVUUsg7AJAHWKiV9do7Pj;
let parts = await b58c.verify(pkh);
/*
{
"version": "4c",
"pubKeyHash": "3320974335dc4888b501e965fe5ff3c4421c09c4",
"check": "9e5443ee"
}
*/

// Private Key
let wif = "XE7KZ98bqtbomihJqkuRzi6DusLAXegQFBmnATDAUVSCxtcbigHb";
let parts = await b58c.verify(wif);
/*
{
"version": "cc",
"privateKey": "543519e8a781d6986377df6ec18c76fceb270697f16f204408af72edc4fe70de",
"compressed": true,
"check": "24aeb2e6"
}
*/
`

$3

You can enforce your instance of Base58Check to verify and generate a particular
_version_ of coin, or to use a different Base58 dictionary.

`js
Base58Check.create({
pubKeyHashVersion: 4c, // Dash (00 for Bitcoin)
privateKeyVersion: cc, // Dash (80 for Bitcoin)
dictionary: 123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz,
});
`

Base58Check Summary

- 1 byte Version
- 16 bytes "Compressed" Public Key Hash
- 4 bytes Checksum

`txt
XxJ7EZT2VyJ821LeAzoT9aDDSuempCikd3

4c ed060e9316ea54396038b7ef703c0616025ddc55 03368b2e

{
version: '4c',
pubKeyHash: 'ed060e9316ea54396038b7ef703c0616025ddc55',
check: '03368b2e'
}
`

WIF (Wallet Import Format)

- 1 byte Version
- 32 bytes Private Key
- 1 byte (Optional) Has Compressed Public Key
- 4 bytes Checksum

`txt
XJxvA5cC4zi3DYeMVUgHunF3nt5UajjXAvJaHnZRMunPNjyKmGfB

cc e51245e19bfc59800445c91d6623a8225f5e521d339fca2a5bbe71fb973dac0f (01) 90d16dc2

{
version: 'cc',
privateKey: 'e51245e19bfc59800445c91d6623a8225f5e521d339fca2a5bbe71fb973dac0f',
compressed: true,
check: '90d16dc2'
}
``