From f25c7e672c23ca5463fa5c0fcb5e5f424d956862 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fiatjaf Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 07:48:57 -0300 Subject: migrate nips from main nostr repo. --- 06.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 06.md (limited to '06.md') diff --git a/06.md b/06.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c1e66fe --- /dev/null +++ b/06.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +NIP-06 +====== + +Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase +---------------------------------------------- + +`draft` `optional` `author:fiatjaf` + +[BIP39](https://bips.xyz/39) is used to generate mnemonic seed words and derive a binary seed from them. + +[BIP32](https://bips.xyz/32) is used to derive the path `m/44'/1237'/0'/0/0` (according to the Nostr entry on [SLIP44](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md)). + +This is the default for a basic, normal, single-key client. + +Other types of clients can still get fancy and use other derivation paths for their own other purposes. -- cgit v1.2.3