Questions about key images including how they are computed and how they are used to prevent the double spending of Monero
Questions tagged [key-image]
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What is a key image?
When a transaction is made with monero there is a 'key image' in the transaction info. what is this exactly? is it like the diffie-hellman exchange to create the one time addresses?

samwellj
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Is it safe to share my key images with other people?
Let's say I run a charity that wants to show people how much money comes in and out of my Monero wallet. If I export the key images, is it safe to publish them on my website, or does doing so open up the possibility that somebody may break my…
user4
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Help needed with calculating a key image
I am working on monero synchronization on an ARM cortex m4 microcontroller and I got stuck with computing key image.
As a testing data I created a fresh wallet A and a fresh wallet B. I funded wallet A with some amount, then I did a swipe_all and…

ivanahepjuk
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Function ge_fromfe_frombytes_vartime() step by step explanation?
Could somebody please explain how this function works step by step?
Why: I am programming the Monero wallet functions on a quite limited platform with only some inbuilt cryptographic primitives. I need to implement ge_fromfe_frombytes_vartime…

ivanahepjuk
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