Crate crypto_addr

Library crate for computing cryptocurrency addresses from public keys and encoding private keys as WIFs for various cryptocurrency blockchains. See AddressFormat for a list of supported address formats. This crate is unique in that it supports address generation for several different blockchains.

⚠️ Warning

The software contained is provided as-is and makes no guarantee of accuracy. The author takes no responsibility for lost funds or any other damage that results from use of this software.

Features

• Generate addresses using standard address formats for several blockchains
• Encode private keys as WIF using standard WIF formats for several blockchains
• Supports Arbitrary prefix for cashaddr addresses
• Error detection for invalid inputs
• Ethereum-like addresses (available with crate feature eth)
• EIP55 support

Limitations

Currently the following limitations exist:

• Only supports P2PKH addresses

Usage

The main interface for the crate is provided by the Address and WIF traits . These traits provide methods for generating addresses and WIFs (serialized private keys) respectively. Both traits are implemented for all types that implement AsRef<[u8]>.

Enums

• AddressFormat
  Format specification for generating addresses from public keys.
• Error
  Error enum describing something that went wrong.
• WIFFormat
  Format specification for formatting a private key as WIF.

Traits

• Address
  Generate an Address string from existing Public Key
• WIF
  Encode a private key using WIF format