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Overview

This guide demonstrates the complete wallet cryptography workflow: generating mnemonics (BIP-39), deriving seeds, creating HD wallets (BIP-32), and deriving Ethereum addresses (BIP-44).

Complete Workflow Diagram

Step-by-Step Implementation

Step 1: Generate Mnemonic

Step 2: Derive Seed

Step 3: Create Root HD Wallet

Step 4: Derive Ethereum Accounts

Step 5: Derive Ethereum Addresses

Complete Example

Full Wallet Creation

Wallet Recovery

Multi-Account Wallet

Account Management

Watch-Only Wallet (Server-Side)

Address Generation Without Private Keys

Transaction Signing

Sign Ethereum Transaction

Security Best Practices

Secure Wallet Creation

Safe Recovery Process

Common Integration Patterns

MetaMask-Compatible Wallet

Ledger-Compatible Wallet

Testing and Verification

Test Vectors

References