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Aaron Voisine
Author of 3 BIPs.
- BIP 38: Passphrase-protected private key: Deployed. Defines a way to encrypt a private key with a passphrase, producing a printable 58-character string. It is designed for paper wallets and physical coins, so someone who finds the printed key still…
- BIP 39: Mnemonic code for generating deterministic keys: Deployed. Defines the recovery phrase: a list of 12 to 24 common words that encodes a wallet's master secret. Users can write the words down to back up and later restore a wallet, a format now widely used…
- BIP 75: Out of Band Address Exchange using Payment Protocol Encryption: Deployed. Extends the BIP 70 Payment Protocol so a sender can optionally sign their payment request and the receiver's reply is encrypted before being relayed. This lets two people exchange payment details…