NAME

Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPublic - Bitcoin extended public keys

SYNOPSIS

        use Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPrivate;

        my $mnemonic = Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPrivate->generate_mnemonic;
        my $key = Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPrivate->from_mnemonic($mnemonic);

        # derive child public key
        my $path = "M/0";
        my $child_key = $key->derive_key($path);
        my $ser_child_key = $child_key->to_serialized_base58;
        print "Your exported $path child key is: $ser_child_key";

        # create basic public key
        my $basic_public = $child_key->get_basic_key;

DESCRIPTION

This class allows you to create an extended public key instance.

You can use an extended public key to:

• derive extended keys using a path (only public keys)

• restore keys from serialized base58 format

see Bitcoin::Crypto::Network if you want to work with other networks than Bitcoin Mainnet.

METHODS

to_serialized

        sig: to_serialized($self)

Returns the key serialized in format specified in BIP32 as byte string.

to_serialized_base58

        sig: to_serialized_base58($self)

Behaves the same as to_serialized(), but performs Base58Check encoding on the resulting byte string.

from_serialized

        sig: from_serialized($class, $serialized, $network = undef)

Tries to unserialize byte string $serialized with format specified in BIP32.

Dies on errors. If multiple networks match serialized data specify $network manually (id of the network) to avoid exception.

from_serialized_base58

        sig: from_serialized_base58($class, $base58, $network = undef)

Same as from_serialized, but performs Base58Check decoding on $base58 argument.

set_network

        sig: set_network($self, $val)

Change key's network state to $val. It can be either network name present in Bitcoin::Crypto::Network package or an instance of this class.

Returns current key instance.

get_basic_key

        sig: get_basic_key($self)

Returns the key in basic format: Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::Public

derive_key

        sig: derive_key($self, $path)

Performs extended key derivation as specified in BIP32 on the current key with $path. Dies on error.

See BIP32 document for details on derivation paths and methods.

Note that public keys cannot derive private keys and your derivation path must start with M (capital m).

Returns a new extended key instance - result of a derivation.

get_fingerprint

        sig: get_fingerprint($self, $len = 4)

Returns a fingerprint of the extended key of $len length (byte string)

EXCEPTIONS

This module throws an instance of Bitcoin::Crypto::Exception if it encounters an error. It can produce the following error types from the Bitcoin::Crypto::Exception namespace:

• KeyDerive - key couldn't be derived correctly

• KeyCreate - key couldn't be created correctly

• NetworkConfig - incomplete or corrupted network configuration

SEE ALSO

Bitcoin::Crypto::Key::ExtPrivate

Bitcoin::Crypto::Network

cpanm Bitcoin::Crypto

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Bitcoin::Crypto