lbryio / lbryio/lbry-sdk

Add ability to sweep private keys

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area: wallet help wanted level: 1 type: new feature
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Description

The Issue

In order to support the LBRY paper wallet, the daemon must allow sweeping/importing of LBC addresses. I'm not sure importing is possible because that collide with being able to import/export passphrases as a backup/restore function.

I'd say this is different from https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/1044, but I could be convinced otherwise. The passphrase export/import would be a backup/restore mechanism for the LBRY wallet

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the daemon's wallet functionality and the linked LBRY paper-wallet project, then compare this request with issue #1044. Done should be a defined way to sweep or import LBC addresses while keeping that behavior distinct from passphrase backup and restore.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
blockchain, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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