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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: nergal123 on September 21, 2012, 03:31 pm
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What qualifies as a "bitcoin address"? what types of identities can bitcoins be credited too?
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Bitcoin addresses are the result of a standardized set of cryptographic functions. You can generate your own valid addresses by following the published algorithms.
Start here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_version_1_Bitcoin_addresses
And read this too:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Brainwallet
Those two documents will give you all of the information you need to create your own Bitcoin addresses.