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This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future.  By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[https://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>.
This pooling feature was added so backups of the [[wallet]] would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future.  By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100<ref>[https://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1414.0 Key pool feature for safer wallet backup]</ref>.
==See Also==
* [[Securing your wallet]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:55, 12 March 2011

New public and private keys are pre-generated are stored in a queue before use.

This pooling feature was added so backups of the wallet would have a certain number of keys that would be used in the future. By default, the number of entries in the queue is 100[1].

See Also

References