Get Public Key¶

type(string): Type of procedure.
status(boolean): Gives the success or failure status.
req(string): Gives type of request data in this case it is “ticker” of the coin.

Once, Bitguard hardware is initialized then you can get public key of a coin from bitGuard. Follow the following steps to get public address.

Initialize Public Key Request¶

Command Procedure Device Side Process Response

0x02 Send 0x02 to initialize public key process Not required

type : “pub_key”

status : true

req : “ticker”
Response JSON Object:
type(string) : Type of procedure.

status(boolean) : Gives the success or failure status.

req(string) : Gives type of request data in this case it is “ticker” of the coin.

Example response:
{
  type  : "pub_key",
  status : true,
  req    : "ticker"
}

Coin Selection¶

The public key you will get in this API will be in uncompressed HEX form. For further information on different types of keys refer here .

Command Procedure Device Side Process Response

<BTC> Send ticker to get the public address of that coin. Not required

coin : “BTC”

status : true

pub_key : string

type : “pub_key”
Response JSON Object:
type(string) : Type of procedure.

coin(string) : Gives the ticker of the coin being queried.

pub_key(string) :Gives the public key in string format.
status(boolean) : Gives the success or failure status.
Example response:
{
  coin  : "BTC",
  pub_key : "b7c4a254c8c678868ff2cdf42f1af1a97c42a0c150d0e10374a9353a98a3bc86b7c4a254c8c678868ff2cdf42f1af1a97c42a0c150d0e10374a9353a98a3bc86",
  status  : true,
  type    : "pub_key"
}