Documentation tweaks for blockchain legacy recovery mnemonics

3rdIteration · Jun 17, 2024 · dbc177d · dbc177d
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diff --git a/btcrecover/btcrseed.py b/btcrecover/btcrseed.py
@@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ def config_mnemonic(cls, mnemonic_guess = None, closematch_cutoff = 0.65, expect
         if not mnemonic_guess:
             init_gui()
             if tk_root:
-                mnemonic_guess = tk.simpledialog.askstring("BitcoinPassword seed",
-                    "Please enter your best guess for your BitcoinPassword seed:")
+                mnemonic_guess = tk.simpledialog.askstring("Blockchain Legacy Wallet Recovery Mnemonic",
+                    "Please enter your best guess for your Blockchain Legacy Wallet Recovery Mnemonic:")
             else:
                 print("No mnemonic guess specified... Exiting...")
                 exit()
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ def config_mnemonic(cls, mnemonic_guess = None, closematch_cutoff = 0.65, expect
         if not expected_len:
             init_gui()
             if tk_root:
-                expected_len = tk.simpledialog.askinteger("BitcoinPassword number of words",
+                expected_len = tk.simpledialog.askinteger("Blockchain Legacy Wallet Recovery Mnemonic number of words",
                     "Please enter your best guess for number of words in your BitcoinPassword seed:")
             else:
                 print("No number of words specified... Exiting...")
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def _verify_checksum(self, words):
             obj = self.decode_v3456_word_list(words[3:], version, checksum)
             print('\nPassword found: ' + obj['password'] + '\n')
             if obj['guid']:
-                print('\nAccount found: ' + obj['guid'] + '\n')
+                print('\nAccount ID found: ' + obj['guid'] + '\n')
 
             return True
         except ValueError:
@@ -3857,6 +3857,7 @@ def main(argv):
                 # Without a wallet file, we can't automatically determine the wallet type, so prompt the
                 # user to select a wallet that's been registered with @register_selectable_wallet_class
                 selectable_wallet_classes.sort(key=lambda x: x[1])  # sort by description
+
                 class WalletTypeDialog(tk.simpledialog.Dialog):
                     def body(self, master):
                         self.wallet_type     = None

diff --git a/...g_Blockchain_Wallet_Passwords/Example_Recovering_Blockchain_Wallet_Passwords.md b/...g_Blockchain_Wallet_Passwords/Example_Recovering_Blockchain_Wallet_Passwords.md
@@ -98,12 +98,16 @@ YnM6LeP7peG853HnQlaGswlwpwtqXKwa/1rLyeGzvKNl9HpyjnaeTCZDAaC4LbJcVkxaECcAACwXY6w=
 
 You will be prompted to enter the data extract, so paste `YnM6LeP7peG853HnQlaGswlwpwtqXKwa/1rLyeGzvKNl9HpyjnaeTCZDAaC4LbJcVkxaECcAACwXY6w=` from the previous step.
 
-## Example 4 - Recovering the wallet password for a legacy wallet recovery mnemonic
+## Example 4 - Recovering the wallet password for a Blockchain Legacy Recovery Mnemonic
+
+**Note:** These are an older type of mnemonic that is not the same as a BIP39 mnemonic. These mnemonics came in various lengths and could be used to recover either the account password, or the account ID and password. 
+
+The password will only be the password that was set when the mnemonic was created, if the password was changed after this then this recovery mnemonic is of no use to you... If you still have the wallet.aes.json file, then you can also use the password derived from this process to decrypt/dump the wallet file.
 
 ### Run BTCRecover with your suspected seed phrase and length
 BTCRecover will try different combinations and use a checksum to identify the correct seed phrase and password
 
 **Command**
 
-`python btcrecover.py --wallet-type blockchainpasswordv3 --mnemonic "carve witch manage yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan hardly hamburgers insiders hamburgers ignite infernal" --mnemonic-length 17
+`python seedrecover.py --wallet-type blockchainpasswordv3 --mnemonic "carve witch manage yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan yerevan hardly hamburgers insiders hamburgers ignite infernal" --mnemonic-length 17
 `