LifeHash.info is a new Blockchain Commons website that demonstrates how LifeHashes work, and also offers a public API for developers to generate them. [1/13] lifehash.info
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What’s a LifeHash? It’s a beautiful graphical representation of data: a visual hash rather than a text hash. It’s a lot easier for the human eye to recognize. [2/13]
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Blockchain Commons developed the spec to help with airgapped wallet architectures. If you have a LifeHash-enabled wallet on either side of an airgap, you can easily verify that you transferred the appropriate seed (or other data). [3/13]
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And if you don’t have a LifeHash-enabled wallet? That’s where LifeHash.info comes in! You can input the digital hash of your seed or key and see what it looks like, and then you can repeat that after a transfer. [4/13]
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But really, the main purpose of LifeHash.info is to show you how LifeHashes work and what they can add to the cryptographic applications you use. [5/13]
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To further support developers to add this feature to their wallets, Blockchain Commons makes LifeHash reference libraries available for your use, currently in C/C++, Swift & WebAssembly. [6/13]
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For more on LifeHashes, take a look at our explainer video. [8/13]
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Or, read our recent Blockchain Commons article about the launch of our new LifeHash page: blockchaincommons.com/specifications [9/13]
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For more work bridging data across gaps, also see our recent QRCodeGenerator, which offers a more efficient QR generator for Swift. [10/13]
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This is one of many specifications that Blockchain Commons has produced to create a digital infrastructure that is open, interoperable, secure, and compassionate. [11/13]
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This project might be more compassionate for your eyes! But generally, we want to improve the human experience and maximize human independence when interacting with the digital world. [12/13]
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Please support our continued development of interoperability specifications for Bitcoin & other blockchain wallets by becoming a monthly Sponsor of Blockchain Commons on GitHub. [13/13] ៚
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