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# Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Interface
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The Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Interface is a Python library and command line tool for interacting with hardware wallets.
It provides a standard way for software to work with hardware wallets without needing to implement device specific drivers.
Python software can use the provided library (`hwilib`). Software in other languages can execute the `hwi` tool.
Caveat emptor: Inclusion of a specific hardware wallet vendor does not imply any endorsement of quality or security.
## Prerequisites
Python 3 is required. The libraries and [udev rules](hwilib/udev/README.md) for each device must also be installed. Some libraries will need to be installed
For Ubuntu/Debian:
```
sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev libudev-dev python3-dev
```
For Centos:
```
sudo yum -y install python3-devel libusbx-devel systemd-devel
```
For macOS:
```
brew install libusb
```
## Install
```
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/HWI.git
cd HWI
poetry install # or 'pip3 install .' or 'python3 setup.py install'
```
This project uses the [Poetry](https://github.com/sdispater/poetry) dependency manager. HWI and its dependencies can be installed via poetry by executing the following in the root source directory:
```
poetry install
```
Pip can also be used to automatically install HWI and its dependencies using the `setup.py` file (which is usually in sync with `pyproject.toml`):
```
pip3 install .
```
The `setup.py` file can be used to install HWI and its dependencies so long as `setuptools` is also installed:
```
pip3 install -U setuptools
python3 setup.py install
```
## Dependencies
See `pyproject.toml` for all dependencies. Dependencies under `[tool.poetry.dependecies]` are user dependencies, and `[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]` for development based dependencies. These dependencies will be installed with any of the three above installation methods.
## Usage
To use, first enumerate all devices and find the one that you want to use with
```
./hwi.py enumerate
```
Once the device type and device path is known, issue commands to it like so:
```
./hwi.py -t <type> -d <path> <command> <command args>
```
All output will be in JSON form and sent to `stdout`.
Additional information or prompts will be sent to `stderr` and will not necessarily be in JSON.
This additional information is for debugging purposes.
To see a complete list of available commands and global parameters, run
`./hwi.py --help`. To see options specific to a particular command,
pass the `--help` parameter after the command name; for example:
```
./hwi.py getdescriptors --help
```
## Device Support
The below table lists what devices and features are supported for each device.
Please also see [docs](docs/) for additional information about each device.
| Feature \ Device | Ledger Nano X | Ledger Nano S | Trezor One | Trezor Model T | BitBox01 | BitBox02 | KeepKey | Coldcard |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| Support Planned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Implemented | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| xpub retrieval | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Message Signing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Device Setup | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Device Wipe | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Device Recovery | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Device Backup | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| P2PKH Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| P2SH-P2WPKH Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| P2WPKH Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| P2SH Multisig Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| P2SH-P2WSH Multisig Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| P2WSH Multisig Inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bare Multisig Inputs | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arbitrary scriptPubKey Inputs | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arbitrary redeemScript Inputs | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arbitrary witnessScript Inputs | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-wallet inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Mixed Segwit and Non-Segwit Inputs | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Display on device screen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes |
## Using with Bitcoin Core
See [Using Bitcoin Core with Hardware Wallets](docs/bitcoin-core-usage.md).
## License
This project is available under the MIT License, Copyright Andrew Chow.