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Deterministic private keys | * Deterministic private keys, based on seed file. | ||
* Only the seed file needs to get backed up, or generated from a passphrase. | |||
Low bandwidth | * Send/receive Bitcoins | ||
Low CPU usage | * Low bandwidth | ||
Server | * Low CPU usage | ||
Open source | * Server does not have your private keys and is in no position to spend your coins | ||
Free service, running on donations | * Allows spending of unconfirmed-change-sent-back-to-self like the Satoshi Client | ||
* Open source | |||
* Free service, running on donations | |||
Simply put the API is designed for making it easy to create light-weight secure Bitcoin wallets for handheld devices. | Simply put the API is designed for making it easy to create light-weight secure Bitcoin wallets for handheld devices. | ||
[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.miracleas.bitcoin_spinner BitcoinSpinner] is an Android app implemented on top of the BCCAPI and available on the Android Market. | |||
The sources include a very simple console based client, that shows how to use it | The sources include a very simple console based client, that shows how to use it. | ||
The donation address for BCCAPI is 143SikKpjzwhBy5Z7Qg5knu5nKXWExSqQi | The donation address for BCCAPI is 143SikKpjzwhBy5Z7Qg5knu5nKXWExSqQi | ||
The server is closed-source. Jan Moller said "The server side is however not as clean and well documented as the client side, and I am not ready to make the server side open source. At least not yet." | |||
== Security == | |||
See [[Thin Client Security]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
The first Android wallet based on the BCCAPI: [[BitcoinSpinner]] | |||
More information and the source code: http://code.google.com/p/bccapi/wiki/WhatIsTheBCCAPI | More information and the source code: http://code.google.com/p/bccapi/wiki/WhatIsTheBCCAPI | ||
Forum thread about BCCAPI: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36892.0 | Forum thread about BCCAPI: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36892.0 | ||
BCCAPI Adapter for bits of proof Enterprise Bitcoin Server https://github.com/bitsofproof/bop-bccapi | |||
[[Category:Clients]] | [[Category:Clients]] | ||
[[Category:Java]] | |||
[[Category:Software]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 29 March 2014
The BCCAPI (Bitcoin Client API) is a java library designed for making secure light-weight bitcoin clients. The BCCAPI connects to a server that holds the block chain, and which tracks the client’s wallet balance. The server only has knowledge of the clients public keys, and is in no position to spend funds owned by the client’s wallet.
Features include:
- Deterministic private keys, based on seed file.
- Only the seed file needs to get backed up, or generated from a passphrase.
- Send/receive Bitcoins
- Low bandwidth
- Low CPU usage
- Server does not have your private keys and is in no position to spend your coins
- Allows spending of unconfirmed-change-sent-back-to-self like the Satoshi Client
- Open source
- Free service, running on donations
Simply put the API is designed for making it easy to create light-weight secure Bitcoin wallets for handheld devices. BitcoinSpinner is an Android app implemented on top of the BCCAPI and available on the Android Market.
The sources include a very simple console based client, that shows how to use it.
The donation address for BCCAPI is 143SikKpjzwhBy5Z7Qg5knu5nKXWExSqQi
The server is closed-source. Jan Moller said "The server side is however not as clean and well documented as the client side, and I am not ready to make the server side open source. At least not yet."
Security
See Also
The first Android wallet based on the BCCAPI: BitcoinSpinner
More information and the source code: http://code.google.com/p/bccapi/wiki/WhatIsTheBCCAPI
Forum thread about BCCAPI: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36892.0
BCCAPI Adapter for bits of proof Enterprise Bitcoin Server https://github.com/bitsofproof/bop-bccapi