Are you tired of losing your precious digital assets because you forgot your wallet password?

Basic Password Recoveries are a useful tool for recovering lost passwords in cryptocurrency wallets that use BIP39 passphrases or raw private keys. By following the steps outlined below and using tools like btcrecover, you can easily recover your funds without having to start from scratch!

Step 1: Download a tool like btcrecover (which we’ll be using as an example) from the official website or GitHub repository.

Step 2: Run the tool on your computer and select “Basic Password Recovery” option. This will bring up a window that looks something like this:

# This script is used to run the btcrecover tool for password recovery.
# It requires a password list to be provided as an argument.

# Import the necessary module for running the btcrecover tool.
import btcrecover

# Set the path to the password list file.
passwordlist = "<path/to/passwordlist>"

# Use the btcrecover module to run the tool with the specified password list.
btcrecover.run(passwordlist)

# The output of this script will be the recovered password(s) from the provided list.

Step 3: Enter your private key (which you can find in the wallet settings or export it from your wallet) and select a password list to use for guessing. This is essentially a list of common words that people might use as their passwords, so make sure to choose one that’s appropriate for your needs!

Step 4: Sit back and let btcrecover do its thing. Depending on the length of your private key and the size of your password list, this could take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours (or even days). But trust us it’s worth it if you want to recover your lost funds!

Here are some examples of basic password recovery commands that you can use with btcrecover:

Example 1: Basic Bitcoin Command
No need to specify –wallet-type This will support all Bitcoin address types (Legacy, Segwit or Native Segwit) without the need to add any additional parameters.

# This script is used to recover passwords for Bitcoin wallets using the btcrecover tool.
# It takes in a password list file and uses it to attempt to recover the password for a Bitcoin wallet.
# The password list file is specified using the --passwordlist parameter.
# The file path for the password list file is ./docs/Usage_Examples/common_passwordlist.txt
# The script is written in Python and is executed using the python command.

# Import the btcrecover module to use its functions.
import btcrecover

# Use the btcrecover function to specify the password list file to be used.
btcrecover.passwordlist = "./docs/Usage_Examples/common_passwordlist.txt"

# Execute the btcrecover function with the specified password list file.
btcrecover.execute()

# The btcrecover tool will then attempt to recover the password for the Bitcoin wallet using the password list file.
# If successful, the recovered password will be displayed in the response.
# If unsuccessful, the tool will continue to try different combinations until all options in the password list file have been exhausted.

Example 2: Basic Ethereum Command, so need to specifcy the –wallet-type (But can leave off the –bip39 argument, as it is implied)

# This script is used to recover a lost Ethereum wallet using the btcrecover tool.
# It specifies the wallet type as Ethereum and provides the address to be recovered.
# It also sets a limit of 10 addresses to be checked and uses a common password list for recovery.

python btcrecover.py --wallet-type ethereum --addrs 0x0Ef61684B1E671dcBee4D51646cA6247487Ef91a --addr-limit 10 --passwordlist ./docs/Usage_Examples/common_passwordlist.txt
# The --slip39 argument is not needed as it is implied by specifying the wallet type as Ethereum.

Example 3: Raw Private Keys (for damaged private keys)
You will also notice that the leading “0x” needs to be removed from the private key.

Example:

# This script uses the btcrecover.py tool to recover damaged private keys.
# It also removes the leading "0x" from the private key.

# Import the btcrecover.py tool
import btcrecover

# Set the private key variable to your private key
private_key = <your_private_key>

# Set the password list variable to the common password list
password_list = ./docs/Usage_Examples/common_passwordlist.txt

# Use the btcrecover.py tool to recover the private key using the password list
btcrecover.py --raw-privkey private_key --passwordlist password_list

This is essentially a long string of words (usually 12 or 24 in length) that represents the private keys for your wallet. If you’ve forgotten your password and need to recover it using a BIP39 passphrase, follow these steps:

Step 1: Download btcrecover from the official website or GitHub repository. Step 2: Run btcrecover on your computer and select “Basic Password Recovery” option. Step 3: Enter your private key (which you can find in the wallet settings or export it from your wallet) and select a password list to use for guessing. This is essentially a list of common words that people might use as their passwords, so make sure to choose one that’s appropriate for your needs! Step 4: Sit back and let btcrecover do its thing. Depending on the length of your private key and the size of your password list, this could take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours (or even days). But trust us it’s worth it if you want to recover your lost funds!