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@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase
[BIP39](https://bips.xyz/39) is used to generate mnemonic seed words and derive a binary seed from them. [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'/0'/0/<address_index>` (according to the Nostr entry on [SLIP44](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md)). [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 `address_index` of `0` to derive a single key. For more advanced use-cases you can increment `address_index`, allowing generation of practically infinite keys from the 5-level path. 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. Other types of clients can still get fancy and use other derivation paths for their own other purposes.