From 3be5715f45645c15cb8cbb9b002afbe79eb91f5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brent Fitzgerald Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:57:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about ASK keyword to paper wallet doc (#19330) * Add note about ASK keyword to paper wallet doc Per https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/issues/17325#issuecomment-844434585, this change adds a note to the paper wallet docs mentioning the use of the `ASK` keyword. Also specifes that the `solana-keygen pubkey prompt://` command returns a derived bip44 base address. (I'm new to Solana development and this was a point of confusion for me, only resolved by finding this issue) * Update docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md Co-authored-by: Trent Nelson Co-authored-by: Trent Nelson --- docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md b/docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md index 83c1e6b3f0..4b3e93c90a 100644 --- a/docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md +++ b/docs/src/wallet-guide/paper-wallet.md @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ For full usage details run: solana-keygen new --help ``` + ### Public Key Derivation Public keys can be derived from a seed phrase and a passphrase if you choose to @@ -107,11 +108,17 @@ solana-keygen pubkey prompt:// --skip-seed-phrase-validation ``` After entering your seed phrase with `solana-keygen pubkey prompt://` the console -will display a string of base-58 character. This is the base _wallet address_ +will display a string of base-58 character. This is the [derived](#hierarchical-derivation) solana BIP44 _wallet address_ associated with your seed phrase. > Copy the derived address to a USB stick for easy usage on networked computers +If needed, you can access the legacy, raw keypair's pubkey by instead passing the `ASK` keyword: + +```bash +solana-keygen pubkey ASK +``` + > A common next step is to [check the balance](#checking-account-balance) of the account associated with a public key For full usage details run: