NAME
Bitcoin::Crypto - Bitcoin cryptography in Perl
SYNOPSIS
use Bitcoin::Crypto qw(btc_extprv);
use Bitcoin::Crypto::Util qw(generate_mnemonic to_format);
use Bitcoin::Crypto::Constants;
# extended keys are used for mnemonic generation and key derivation
my $mnemonic = generate_mnemonic;
say "your mnemonic code is: $mnemonic";
my $master_key = btc_extprv->from_mnemonic($mnemonic);
my $derived_key = $master_key->derive_key_bip44(
purpose => Bitcoin::Crypto::Constants::bip44_segwit_purpose,
index => 0,
);
# basic keys can be used for signatures and addresses
my $priv = $derived_key->get_basic_key;
my $pub = $priv->get_public_key;
say 'private key: ' . $priv->to_wif;
say 'public key: ' . to_format [hex => $pub->to_serialized];
say 'address: ' . $pub->get_address;
DESCRIPTION
This is a cryptographic module for common Bitcoin-related tasks. It enables low-level manipulation of Bitcoin keys, transactions and encodings. See Bitcoin::Crypto::Manual for an overview of the module.
SHORTCUT FUNCTIONS
This package exports the following functions when asked for them. These are shourtcut functions and will load needed packages and return their names. You can then use names of loaded packages to instantiate them however you want. It's also possible to load all of them with the :all tag in import. They functions can be used as follows:
use Bitcoin::Crypto qw(btc_pub);
# loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::Public and returns package name
# we can now use it to run its methods
my $public_key = btc_pub->from_serialized([hex => $hex_data]);
btc_extprv
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPrivate
btc_prv
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::Private
btc_extpub
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPublic
btc_pub
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::Public
btc_script
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Script
btc_transaction
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Transaction
btc_utxo
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Transaction::UTXO
btc_block
Loads Bitcoin::Crypto::Block
SEE ALSO
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips
AUTHOR
Bartosz Jarzyna <bbrtj.pro@gmail.com>
Consider supporting my effort: https://bbrtj.eu/support
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2018 - 2024 by Bartosz Jarzyna
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.