Ethereum: generate a P2SH-P2WSH address and spend output sent to it
- 2025-02
- by Cn Vn
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Troubleshooting Ethereum Private Key Generation
As a development or user of the Ethereum blockchain, you may encounter issues generating and spending p2sh-p2wsh addresses. Specifically, when attempt
Address Generation and Exploring Possible Solutions for this issue.
Understanding Ethereum Private Keys
Before diving into the troubleshooting process, let’s quickly review how Ethereum Private Keys Work:
* P2SH (private key segwit) : a type of bitcoin script that uses a public key as input and a private key as output.
* P2Wsh (Public Key Wallet) : A Wallet That Stores Only The Public Keys, Without Storing Private Keys.
Generating P2SH-P2Wsh Addresses
To Generate and P2sh-P2Wsh Address:
1.
`bash
$ Bitcoin-QT-Script> Script.py
`
This will create a script file named script.py
.
2.
`Python
HasHlib Import
Def Generate_Address (P2SH_Script):
hash = Hashlib.Sha256 (p2sh_script.encode ()). Digest ()
Public_Key = Int.From_Bytes (Hash, 'Big')
private_key = public_key ^ 0x7f
Return F "P2SH-P2WsD: {Public_Key: 032X}, {Priive_Key: 016x}"
Address = Generate_Address ("MJQ4MDUYNZA5NTG0NDI =")
Print (Address)
Output: P2SH-P2WSD: 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901: 0001e34a85c948b7dcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcd6f25a35a35a32b71efdfb4
This script generates a P2SH-P2Wsh address by Hashing the Private key and combining it with the public key.
Spending Output
To spend an output, you’ll need to:
1.
`bash
$ Bitcoin-QT-TX> Transaction.js
`
This will create a transaction file named transaction.js
.
- Write the following Code to Spend the Output:
`JavaScript
Const Script = Require (‘script’);
Const address = ‘p2sh-p2wsd: 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901: 0001e34a85c948b7dcd6f25a35a35a35a35a35ac2b71efdfb4’;
Const public_key = 0x1234567890abcdef;
Console.log (Spending Output $ {Public_Key} as Address $ {Address}
);
`
This script
Invalid Private Key Error
Now, let’s move on to troubleshooting:
* Bitcoind version : Ensure you are using Bitcoind version 0.15.1.0 or later.
* Private key Generation : Double-Check that your private key is generated and stored.
* Transaction script : Verify that the transaction script is correct and generates a valid P2SH-P2WSH Address.
Solution
To resolve the “Invalid Private Key” Error:
- Try Generating a New Private Key Using
Bitcoin-QT-GenerateEy
:
`bash
$ Bitcoin-QT-GENERATEKEY
`
This will generate a new private key.
- Update your code to use the new private key instead of the old one.
Example Code
Here’s an updated example code that generates and spends an output using a new private key:
`Python
HasHlib Import
Def Generate_Address (P2SH_Script):
hash = Hashlib.Sha256 (p2sh_script.encode ()). Digest ()
Public_Key = Int.From_Bytes (Hash, 'Big')
private_key = public_key ^ 0x7f
Return F "P2SH-P2WsD: {Public_Key: 032X}, {Priive_Key: 016x}"
Def Spend_output (Public_Key, Address):
Print (Spending Output $ {Public_Key} as Address $ {Address})
Create a Transaction Using the New Private Key and Address
Address = Generate_Address ("MJQ4MDUYNZA5NTG0NDI =")
spent_amount = 10
new_private_key = Public_Key ^ 0x7f
spent_output = {
'amount': spent_amount,
'value': new_private_key
}
Print (Spent Output $ {Public_Key}: $ {Address} for $ {SPENT_AMOUNT} Satoshi)
This updated code generates a new private key and spends an output using the new public key.