nips/06.md

# NIP-06

## Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase

`draft` `optional` `author:fiatjaf`

[BIP39](https://bips.xyz/39) is used to generate mnemonic seed words and derive a binary seed from them.

[BIP32](https://bips.xyz/32) is used to derive the path `m/44'/1237'/<account>'/0/0` (according to the Nostr entry on [SLIP44](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md)).

A basic client can simply use an `account` of `0` to derive a single key. For more advanced use-cases you can increment `account`, allowing generation of practically infinite keys from the 5-level path with hardened derivation.

Other types of clients can still get fancy and use other derivation paths for their own other purposes.
Apply minimal-ish changes to fit configuration 2023-04-17 12:31:18 -04:00			`# NIP-06`
migrate nips from main nostr repo. 2022-05-01 06:48:57 -04:00
Apply minimal-ish changes to fit configuration 2023-04-17 12:31:18 -04:00			`## Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase`
migrate nips from main nostr repo. 2022-05-01 06:48:57 -04:00
			`draft` `optional` `author:fiatjaf`

			`[BIP39](https://bips.xyz/39) is used to generate mnemonic seed words and derive a binary seed from them.`

Use account instead of address_index 2023-04-04 14:11:50 -04:00			[BIP32](https://bips.xyz/32) is used to derive the path `m/44'/1237'/<account>'/0/0` (according to the Nostr entry on [SLIP44](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md)).
migrate nips from main nostr repo. 2022-05-01 06:48:57 -04:00
Use account instead of address_index 2023-04-04 14:11:50 -04:00			A basic client can simply use an `account` of `0` to derive a single key. For more advanced use-cases you can increment `account`, allowing generation of practically infinite keys from the 5-level path with hardened derivation.
migrate nips from main nostr repo. 2022-05-01 06:48:57 -04:00
			`Other types of clients can still get fancy and use other derivation paths for their own other purposes.`