One of two sets of private and public cryptographic keys that each account has, with the private view key required to view all transactions related to the account.
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Is there an online block explorer that supports view keys?
Is there a block explorer that allows you to upload a view key and view the transactions associated with it? If the view key is public (such as a donation address's view key), there is no security risk involved with uploading it to that service. You…
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What is the public spend key used for?
I know if you give your public view key to someone, they can see all the incoming transactions to an address. But it does not show the output transactions of that address. Is this what the public spend key is for?
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How does one provide "proof" of payment beyond txid?
I have seen this discussed on Bitcointalk, but how does one prove they sent XMR to the receiver of the transaction if the recipient claims they never got it?
Is this where a viewkey comes in? What tools exist to help me use the viewkey in this…
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How can a View Wallet be implemented in code?
I'm interested in implementing a view wallet in code. I've seen this example which worked great, however the only problem is it also requires a public spend key.
I saw this question but I can't really follow what steps I would have to take to…
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Are there separate view keys for each account in a Monero wallet?
I understand that a seed is used to generate your initial private spend key as well as the private/public view keys; creating your initial account and first real subaddress. From there, other accounts with their own subaddresses can be generated and…
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http://xmr.llcoins.net/checktx.html tool does not work
I tried to use the view key in the tool : http://xmr.llcoins.net/checktx.html
But it does not work, after pushing the button it states that it does not get a connection with moneroblocks
Anyone else this problem?
Thx!
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What is the relationship between view key and random r value for pedersen commitment?
Suppose I make a transaction from User1 to User2 with TX amount 2.5 XMR using RingCT. The transaction amount is encrypted using Pedersen commitment with a random value r.
I have a public view key of PubView1 for the transaction.
Can I see the…
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View Balance without a transaction hash
Where and how can I check my Monero balance without having a transaction hash? As a merchant I just need to control whether a client has payed the Monero to my wallet. I have a paper wallet.
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