electrum

commit ad3be71ed7178881d8c0706588dfb3b3d573691d
parent e7e9e8916b60e04c7eda9afffa255c466ca5c9f1
Author: thomasv <thomasv@gitorious>
Date:   Tue,  2 Oct 2012 13:15:10 +0200

warning against redeem private key services

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electrum
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         if from_addr not in wallet.all_addresses():
             is_temporary = True
                 
+    # important warning
+    if cmd=='addresses' and options.show_keys:
+        print "WARNING: ALL your private keys are secret."
+        print "Exposing a single private key can compromise your entire wallet!"
+        print "In particular, DO NOT use 'redeem private key' services proposed by third parties."
+
     # commands needing password
     if cmd in protected_commands or ( cmd=='addresses' and options.show_keys):
         password = prompt_password('Password:', False) if wallet.use_encryption and not is_temporary else None