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FAQ
Q: Is this real?
A: Yes.
Q: Is this fake?
A: No.
Q: Are my bitcoins safe?
A: Yes.
Q: Is this a joke?
A: Sort of.
Q: Is this a prank?
A: No.
Q: What's the difference between a prank and a joke?
A: joke: a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
prank: a practical joke or mischievous act.
Q: Can I search by private key?
A: Yes. @see API documentation.
Q: Should I search by private key?
A: No. I log and steal everything.
Q: Is there a RESTful API?
A: Yes.
Method Resource Description Media Type
GET /:page_no Fetches a page text/html
GET /warning:understand-how-this-works!/:private_key Finds a page by private key text/html
Q: How does this work?
A: Private keys are a number.
Private keys can be very large numbers.
Private keys can be very small numbers.
A private key with the value 0 would generate the address: 16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM
A private key with the value 1 would generate the address: 1EHNa6Q4Jz2uvNExL497mE43ikXhwF6kZm
A private key with the value 2 would generate the address: 1LagHJk2FyCV2VzrNHVqg3gYG4TSYwDV4m
A private key with the value 127 would generate the address: 1FB8cZijTpRQp3HX8AEkNuQJBqApqfTcX7
For every page requested, 128 keys are generated.
For page 1, private keys with the value 0 to 127 are generated.
For page 2, private keys with the value 128 to 255 are generated.
For page 3, private keys with the value 256 to 383 are generated.
For page P, private keys with the value (P-1) * 128 to (P-1) * 128 + 127 are generated.
Q: So you don't store a database of every single key?
A: No.
Q: All keys are generated on the fly, based upon the page number?
A: Yes.
Q: That means, somewhere, on some page, my private key is listed?
A: Yes. But it will never be found. Ever. Because math. (@see http://redd.it/1rurll)
Q: Why did you originally post this as "All bitcoin private keys leaked!"?
A: #bitcoin-dev December 01 2013
| 14:03 saracen : In a similar vein to this http://pastebin.com/2qbRKh3R, I leaked all the bitcoin private keys: http://directory.io - Now I just have to hope "reseachers" don't attempt to download every page.
| 14:07 sipa : haha!
Q: I heard this cost billions in a panic sell off. Is that correct?
A: No.
Q: But it made the price fall, right?
A: No.
Q: What made the price fall?!
A: shrug
Q: Are donations really welcome?
A: No.