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Program to brute force private keys from public keys using the baby-step giant-step algorithm.
/**********************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2017, Jochen Hoenicke *
* *
* Compile with: *
* gcc -O2 -I secp256k1/src/ -I secp256k1/ break_short.c -lgmp *
**********************************************************************/
#include "libsecp256k1-config.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include "include/secp256k1.h"
#include "secp256k1.c"
/* giant steps are 2^25 */
#define GSTEP (1<<25)
#define NUMPUBKEYS 51
unsigned char rawpubkeys[NUMPUBKEYS][33] = {
{ 0x02,0x79,0xbe,0x66,0x7e,0xf9,0xdc,0xbb,0xac,0x55,0xa0,0x62,0x95,0xce,0x87,0x0b,0x07,0x02,0x9b,0xfc,0xdb,0x2d,0xce,0x28,0xd9,0x59,0xf2,0x81,0x5b,0x16,0xf8,0x17,0x98 }, /* 1 */
{ 0x02,0xf9,0x30,0x8a,0x01,0x92,0x58,0xc3,0x10,0x49,0x34,0x4f,0x85,0xf8,0x9d,0x52,0x29,0xb5,0x31,0xc8,0x45,0x83,0x6f,0x99,0xb0,0x86,0x01,0xf1,0x13,0xbc,0xe0,0x36,0xf9 }, /* 2 */
{ 0x02,0x5c,0xbd,0xf0,0x64,0x6e,0x5d,0xb4,0xea,0xa3,0x98,0xf3,0x65,0xf2,0xea,0x7a,0x0e,0x3d,0x41,0x9b,0x7e,0x03,0x30,0xe3,0x9c,0xe9,0x2b,0xdd,0xed,0xca,0xc4,0xf9,0xbc }, /* 3 */
{ 0x02,0x2f,0x01,0xe5,0xe1,0x5c,0xca,0x35,0x1d,0xaf,0xf3,0x84,0x3f,0xb7,0x0f,0x3c,0x2f,0x0a,0x1b,0xdd,0x05,0xe5,0xaf,0x88,0x8a,0x67,0x78,0x4e,0xf3,0xe1,0x0a,0x2a,0x01 }, /* 4 */
{ 0x02,0x35,0x2b,0xbf,0x4a,0x4c,0xdd,0x12,0x56,0x4f,0x93,0xfa,0x33,0x2c,0xe3,0x33,0x30,0x1d,0x9a,0xd4,0x02,0x71,0xf8,0x10,0x71,0x81,0x34,0x0a,0xef,0x25,0xbe,0x59,0xd5 }, /* 5 */
{ 0x03,0xf2,0xda,0xc9,0x91,0xcc,0x4c,0xe4,0xb9,0xea,0x44,0x88,0x7e,0x5c,0x7c,0x0b,0xce,0x58,0xc8,0x00,0x74,0xab,0x9d,0x4d,0xba,0xeb,0x28,0x53,0x1b,0x77,0x39,0xf5,0x30 }, /* 6 */
{ 0x02,0x96,0x51,0x6a,0x8f,0x65,0x77,0x42,0x75,0x27,0x8d,0x0d,0x74,0x20,0xa8,0x8d,0xf0,0xac,0x44,0xbd,0x64,0xc7,0xba,0xe0,0x7c,0x3f,0xe3,0x97,0xc5,0xb3,0x30,0x0b,0x23 }, /* 7 */
{ 0x03,0x08,0xbc,0x89,0xc2,0xf9,0x19,0xed,0x15,0x88,0x85,0xc3,0x56,0x00,0x84,0x4d,0x49,0x89,0x09,0x05,0xc7,0x9b,0x35,0x73,0x22,0x60,0x9c,0x45,0x70,0x6c,0xe6,0xb5,0x14 }, /* 8 */
{ 0x02,0x43,0x60,0x1d,0x61,0xc8,0x36,0x38,0x74,0x85,0xe9,0x51,0x4a,0xb5,0xc8,0x92,0x4d,0xd2,0xcf,0xd4,0x66,0xaf,0x34,0xac,0x95,0x00,0x27,0x27,0xe1,0x65,0x9d,0x60,0xf7 }, /* 9 */
{ 0x03,0xa7,0xa4,0xc3,0x02,0x91,0xac,0x1d,0xb2,0x4b,0x4a,0xb0,0x0c,0x44,0x2a,0xa8,0x32,0xf7,0x79,0x4b,0x5a,0x09,0x59,0xbe,0xc6,0xe8,0xd7,0xfe,0xe8,0x02,0x28,0x9d,0xcd }, /* 10 */
{ 0x03,0x8b,0x05,0xb0,0x60,0x3a,0xbd,0x75,0xb0,0xc5,0x74,0x89,0xe4,0x51,0xf8,0x11,0xe1,0xaf,0xe5,0x4a,0x87,0x15,0x04,0x5c,0xdf,0x48,0x88,0x33,0x3f,0x3e,0xbc,0x6e,0x8b }, /* 11 */
{ 0x03,0x8b,0x00,0xfc,0xbf,0xc1,0xa2,0x03,0xf4,0x4b,0xf1,0x23,0xfc,0x7f,0x4c,0x91,0xc1,0x0a,0x85,0xc8,0xea,0xe9,0x18,0x7f,0x9d,0x22,0x24,0x2b,0x46,0x00,0xce,0x78,0x1c }, /* 12 */
{ 0x03,0xaa,0xda,0xaa,0xb1,0xdb,0x8d,0x5d,0x45,0x0b,0x51,0x17,0x89,0xc3,0x7e,0x7c,0xfe,0xb0,0xeb,0x8b,0x3e,0x61,0xa5,0x7a,0x34,0x16,0x6c,0x5e,0xdc,0x9a,0x4b,0x86,0x9d }, /* 13 */
{ 0x03,0xb4,0xf1,0xde,0x58,0xb8,0xb4,0x1a,0xfe,0x9f,0xd4,0xe5,0xff,0xbd,0xaf,0xae,0xab,0x86,0xc5,0xdb,0x47,0x69,0xc1,0x5d,0x6e,0x60,0x11,0xae,0x73,0x51,0xe5,0x47,0x59 }, /* 14 */
{ 0x02,0xfe,0xa5,0x8f,0xfc,0xf4,0x95,0x66,0xf6,0xe9,0xe9,0x35,0x0c,0xf5,0xbc,0xa2,0x86,0x13,0x12,0xf4,0x22,0x96,0x6e,0x8d,0xb1,0x60,0x94,0xbe,0xb1,0x4d,0xc3,0xdf,0x2c }, /* 15 */
{ 0x02,0x9d,0x8c,0x5d,0x35,0x23,0x1d,0x75,0xeb,0x87,0xfd,0x2c,0x5f,0x05,0xf6,0x52,0x81,0xed,0x95,0x73,0xdc,0x41,0x85,0x32,0x88,0xc6,0x2e,0xe9,0x4e,0xb2,0x59,0x0b,0x7a }, /* 16 */
{ 0x03,0x3f,0x68,0x8b,0xae,0x83,0x21,0xb8,0xe0,0x2b,0x7e,0x6c,0x0a,0x55,0xc2,0x51,0x5f,0xb2,0x5a,0xb9,0x7d,0x85,0xfd,0xa8,0x42,0x44,0x9f,0x7b,0xfa,0x04,0xe1,0x28,0xc3 }, /* 17 */
{ 0x02,0x0c,0xe4,0xa3,0x29,0x1b,0x19,0xd2,0xe1,0xa7,0xbf,0x73,0xee,0x87,0xd3,0x0a,0x6b,0xdb,0xc7,0x2b,0x20,0x77,0x1e,0x7d,0xff,0xf4,0x0d,0x0d,0xb7,0x55,0xcd,0x4a,0xf1 }, /* 18 */
{ 0x03,0x85,0x66,0x3c,0x8b,0x2f,0x90,0x65,0x9e,0x1c,0xca,0xb2,0x01,0x69,0x4f,0x4f,0x8e,0xc2,0x4b,0x37,0x49,0xcf,0xe5,0x03,0x0c,0x7c,0x36,0x46,0xa7,0x09,0x40,0x8e,0x19 }, /* 19 */
{ 0x03,0x3c,0x4a,0x45,0xcb,0xd6,0x43,0xff,0x97,0xd7,0x7f,0x41,0xea,0x37,0xe8,0x43,0x64,0x8d,0x50,0xfd,0x89,0x4b,0x86,0x4b,0x0d,0x52,0xfe,0xbc,0x62,0xf6,0x45,0x4f,0x7c }, /* 20 */
{ 0x03,0x1a,0x74,0x6c,0x78,0xf7,0x27,0x54,0xe0,0xbe,0x04,0x61,0x86,0xdf,0x8a,0x20,0xcd,0xce,0x5c,0x79,0xb2,0xed,0xa7,0x60,0x13,0xc6,0x47,0xaf,0x08,0xd3,0x06,0xe4,0x9e }, /* 21 */
{ 0x02,0x3e,0xd9,0x6b,0x52,0x4d,0xb5,0xff,0x4f,0xe0,0x07,0xce,0x73,0x03,0x66,0x05,0x2b,0x7c,0x51,0x1d,0xc5,0x66,0x22,0x7d,0x92,0x90,0x70,0xb9,0xce,0x91,0x7a,0xbb,0x43 }, /* 22 */
{ 0x03,0xf8,0x27,0x10,0x36,0x1b,0x8b,0x81,0xbd,0xed,0xb1,0x69,0x94,0xf3,0x0c,0x80,0xdb,0x52,0x24,0x50,0xa9,0x3e,0x8e,0x87,0xee,0xb0,0x7f,0x79,0x03,0xcf,0x28,0xd0,0x4b }, /* 23 */
{ 0x03,0x6e,0xa8,0x39,0xd2,0x28,0x47,0xee,0x1d,0xce,0x3b,0xfc,0x5b,0x11,0xf6,0xcf,0x78,0x5b,0x06,0x82,0xdb,0x58,0xc3,0x5b,0x63,0xd1,0x34,0x2e,0xb2,0x21,0xc3,0x49,0x0c }, /* 24 */
{ 0x03,0x05,0x7f,0xbe,0xa3,0xa2,0x62,0x33,0x82,0x62,0x8d,0xde,0x55,0x6b,0x2a,0x06,0x98,0xe3,0x24,0x28,0xd3,0xcd,0x22,0x5f,0x3b,0xd0,0x34,0xdc,0xa8,0x2d,0xd7,0x45,0x5a }, /* 25 */
{ 0x02,0x4e,0x4f,0x50,0xa2,0xa3,0xec,0xcd,0xb3,0x68,0x98,0x8a,0xe3,0x7c,0xd4,0xb6,0x11,0x69,0x7b,0x26,0xb2,0x96,0x96,0xe4,0x2e,0x06,0xd7,0x13,0x68,0xb4,0xf3,0x84,0x0f }, /* 26 */
{ 0x03,0x1a,0x86,0x4b,0xae,0x39,0x22,0xf3,0x51,0xf1,0xb5,0x7c,0xfd,0xd8,0x27,0xc2,0x5b,0x7e,0x09,0x3c,0xb9,0xc8,0x8a,0x72,0xc1,0xcd,0x89,0x3d,0x9f,0x90,0xf4,0x4e,0xce }, /* 27 */
{ 0x03,0xe9,0xe6,0x61,0x83,0x8a,0x96,0xa6,0x53,0x31,0x63,0x7e,0x2a,0x3e,0x94,0x8d,0xc0,0x75,0x6e,0x50,0x09,0xe7,0xcb,0x5c,0x36,0x66,0x4d,0x9b,0x72,0xdd,0x18,0xc0,0xa7 }, /* 28 */
{ 0x02,0x6c,0xaa,0xd6,0x34,0x38,0x2d,0x34,0x69,0x1e,0x3b,0xef,0x43,0xed,0x4a,0x12,0x4d,0x89,0x09,0xa8,0xa3,0x36,0x2f,0x91,0xf1,0xd2,0x0a,0xba,0xaf,0x7e,0x91,0x7b,0x36 }, /* 29 */
{ 0x03,0x0d,0x28,0x2c,0xf2,0xff,0x53,0x6d,0x2c,0x42,0xf1,0x05,0xd0,0xb8,0x58,0x88,0x21,0xa9,0x15,0xdc,0x3f,0x9a,0x05,0xbd,0x98,0xbb,0x23,0xaf,0x67,0xa2,0xe9,0x2a,0x5b }, /* 30 */
{ 0x03,0x87,0xdc,0x70,0xdb,0x18,0x06,0xcd,0x9a,0x9a,0x76,0x63,0x74,0x12,0xec,0x11,0xdd,0x99,0x8b,0xe6,0x66,0x58,0x48,0x49,0xb3,0x18,0x5f,0x7f,0x93,0x13,0xc8,0xfd,0x28 }, /* 31 */
{ 0x02,0x09,0xc5,0x82,0x40,0xe5,0x0e,0x3b,0xa3,0xf8,0x33,0xc8,0x26,0x55,0xe8,0x72,0x5c,0x03,0x7a,0x22,0x94,0xe1,0x4c,0xf5,0xd7,0x3a,0x5d,0xf8,0xd5,0x61,0x59,0xde,0x69 }, /* 32 */
{ 0x03,0xa3,0x55,0xaa,0x5e,0x2e,0x09,0xdd,0x44,0xbb,0x46,0xa4,0x72,0x2e,0x93,0x36,0xe9,0xe3,0xee,0x4e,0xe4,0xe7,0xb7,0xa0,0xcf,0x57,0x85,0xb2,0x83,0xbf,0x2a,0xb5,0x79 }, /* 33 */
{ 0x03,0x3c,0xdd,0x9d,0x6d,0x97,0xcb,0xfe,0x7c,0x26,0xf9,0x02,0xfa,0xf6,0xa4,0x35,0x78,0x0f,0xe6,0x52,0xe1,0x59,0xec,0x95,0x36,0x50,0xec,0x7b,0x10,0x04,0x08,0x27,0x90 }, /* 34 */
{ 0x02,0xf6,0xa8,0x14,0x8a,0x62,0x32,0x0e,0x14,0x9c,0xb1,0x5c,0x54,0x4f,0xe8,0xa2,0x5a,0xb4,0x83,0xa0,0x09,0x5d,0x22,0x80,0xd0,0x3b,0x8a,0x00,0xa7,0xfe,0xad,0xa1,0x3d }, /* 35 */
{ 0x02,0xb3,0xe7,0x72,0x21,0x66,0x95,0x84,0x5f,0xa9,0xdd,0xa4,0x19,0xfb,0x5d,0xac,0xa2,0x81,0x54,0xd8,0xaa,0x59,0xea,0x30,0x2f,0x05,0xe9,0x16,0x63,0x5e,0x47,0xb9,0xf6 }, /* 36 */
{ 0x02,0x7d,0x2c,0x03,0xc3,0xef,0x0a,0xec,0x70,0xf2,0xc7,0xe1,0xe7,0x54,0x54,0xa5,0xdf,0xdd,0x0e,0x1a,0xde,0xa6,0x70,0xc1,0xb3,0xa4,0x64,0x3c,0x48,0xad,0x0f,0x12,0x55 }, /* 37 */
{ 0x03,0xc0,0x60,0xe1,0xe3,0x77,0x1c,0xbe,0xcc,0xb3,0x8e,0x11,0x9c,0x24,0x14,0x70,0x2f,0x3f,0x51,0x81,0xa8,0x96,0x52,0x53,0x88,0x51,0xd2,0xe3,0x88,0x6b,0xdd,0x70,0xc6 }, /* 38 */
{ 0x02,0x2d,0x77,0xcd,0x14,0x67,0x01,0x9a,0x6b,0xf2,0x8f,0x73,0x75,0xd0,0x94,0x9c,0xe3,0x0e,0x6b,0x58,0x15,0xc2,0x75,0x8b,0x98,0xa7,0x4c,0x27,0x00,0xbc,0x00,0x65,0x43 }, /* 39 */
{ 0x03,0xa2,0xef,0xa4,0x02,0xfd,0x52,0x68,0x40,0x0c,0x77,0xc2,0x0e,0x57,0x4b,0xa8,0x64,0x09,0xed,0xed,0xee,0x7c,0x40,0x20,0xe4,0xb9,0xf0,0xed,0xbe,0xe5,0x3d,0xe0,0xd4 }, /* 40 */
{ 0x03,0xb3,0x57,0xe6,0x84,0x37,0xda,0x27,0x3d,0xcf,0x99,0x5a,0x47,0x4a,0x52,0x44,0x39,0xfa,0xad,0x86,0xfc,0x9e,0xff,0xc3,0x00,0x18,0x3f,0x71,0x4b,0x09,0x03,0x46,0x8b }, /* 41 */
{ 0x03,0xee,0xc8,0x83,0x85,0xbe,0x9d,0xa8,0x03,0xa0,0xd6,0x57,0x97,0x98,0xd9,0x77,0xa5,0xd0,0xc7,0xf8,0x09,0x17,0xda,0xb4,0x9c,0xb7,0x3c,0x9e,0x39,0x27,0x14,0x2c,0xb6 }, /* 42 */
{ 0x02,0xa6,0x31,0xf9,0xba,0x0f,0x28,0x51,0x16,0x14,0x90,0x4d,0xf8,0x0d,0x7f,0x97,0xa4,0xf4,0x3f,0x02,0x24,0x9c,0x89,0x09,0xda,0xc9,0x22,0x76,0xcc,0xf0,0xbc,0xda,0xed }, /* 43 */
{ 0x02,0x5e,0x46,0x6e,0x97,0xed,0x0e,0x79,0x10,0xd3,0xd9,0x0c,0xeb,0x03,0x32,0xdf,0x48,0xdd,0xf6,0x7d,0x45,0x6b,0x9e,0x73,0x03,0xb5,0x0a,0x3d,0x89,0xde,0x35,0x73,0x36 }, /* 44 */
{ 0x02,0x6e,0xca,0xbd,0x2d,0x22,0xfd,0xb7,0x37,0xbe,0x21,0x97,0x5c,0xe9,0xa6,0x94,0xe1,0x08,0xeb,0x94,0xf3,0x64,0x9c,0x58,0x6c,0xc7,0x46,0x1c,0x8a,0xbf,0x5d,0xa7,0x1a }, /* 45 */
{ 0x03,0xfd,0x54,0x87,0x72,0x2d,0x25,0x76,0xcb,0x6d,0x70,0x81,0x42,0x6b,0x66,0xa3,0xe2,0x98,0x6c,0x1c,0xe8,0x35,0x8d,0x47,0x90,0x63,0xfb,0x5f,0x2b,0xb6,0xdd,0x58,0x49 }, /* 46 */
{ 0x02,0x3a,0x12,0xbd,0x3c,0xaf,0x0b,0x0f,0x77,0xbf,0x4e,0xea,0x8e,0x7a,0x40,0xdb,0xe2,0x79,0x32,0xbf,0x80,0xb1,0x9a,0xc7,0x2f,0x5f,0x5a,0x64,0x92,0x5a,0x59,0x41,0x96 }, /* 47 */
{ 0x02,0x91,0xbe,0xe5,0xcf,0x4b,0x14,0xc2,0x91,0xc6,0x50,0x73,0x2f,0xaa,0x16,0x60,0x40,0xe4,0xc1,0x8a,0x14,0x73,0x1f,0x9a,0x93,0x0c,0x1e,0x87,0xd3,0xec,0x12,0xde,0xbb }, /* 48 */
{ 0x02,0x59,0x1d,0x68,0x2c,0x3d,0xa4,0xa2,0xa6,0x98,0x63,0x3b,0xf5,0x75,0x17,0x38,0xb6,0x7c,0x34,0x32,0x85,0xeb,0xdc,0x34,0x92,0x64,0x5c,0xb4,0x46,0x58,0x91,0x14,0x84 }, /* 49 */
{ 0x03,0xf4,0x6f,0x41,0x02,0x7b,0xbf,0x44,0xfa,0xfd,0x6b,0x05,0x90,0x91,0xb9,0x00,0xda,0xd4,0x1e,0x68,0x45,0xb2,0x24,0x1d,0xc3,0x25,0x4c,0x7c,0xdd,0x3c,0x5a,0x16,0xc6 }, /* 50 */
{ 0x02,0x8c,0x6c,0x67,0xbe,0xf9,0xe9,0xee,0xbe,0x6a,0x51,0x32,0x72,0xe5,0x0c,0x23,0x0f,0x0f,0x91,0xed,0x56,0x0c,0x37,0xbc,0x9b,0x03,0x32,0x41,0xff,0x6c,0x3b,0xe7,0x8f }, /* 51 */
};
typedef struct hashtable_entry {
uint32_t x;
uint32_t exponent;
} hashtable_entry;
#define HASH_SIZE (2*GSTEP)
hashtable_entry table[HASH_SIZE];
secp256k1_ge pubkeys[NUMPUBKEYS];
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
secp256k1_context *ctx = secp256k1_context_create(SECP256K1_CONTEXT_NONE);
int next = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < NUMPUBKEYS; i++) {
if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_parse(&pubkeys[i], rawpubkeys[i], 33)) {
printf("Unparsable pubkey %2d\n", i);
return -1;
}
}
printf("Build Hash\n");
secp256k1_gej pt;
secp256k1_gej_set_ge(&pt, &secp256k1_ge_const_g);
for (size_t i = 1; i < GSTEP; i++) {
secp256k1_fe x,zinv;
secp256k1_fe_storage xst;
secp256k1_fe_inv_var(&zinv, &pt.z);
secp256k1_fe_sqr(&zinv, &zinv);
secp256k1_fe_mul(&x, &pt.x, &zinv);
secp256k1_fe_to_storage(&xst, &x);
uint32_t entry = xst.n[0] & (HASH_SIZE-1);
while (table[entry].exponent != 0) {
entry = (entry + (xst.n[1] | 1)) & (HASH_SIZE - 1);
}
table[entry].exponent = i;
table[entry].x = xst.n[2];
secp256k1_gej_add_ge_var(&pt, &pt, &secp256k1_ge_const_g, NULL);
}
printf("Search Keys\n");
secp256k1_ge ptgstep;
secp256k1_gej_neg(&pt, &pt);
secp256k1_gej_double_var(&pt, &pt, NULL);
secp256k1_ge_set_gej(&ptgstep, &pt);
secp256k1_gej_set_infinity(&pt);
for (size_t i = 0; i < 2*GSTEP; i++) {
for (int j = next; j < NUMPUBKEYS; j++) {
secp256k1_gej diff;
secp256k1_fe x,zinv;
secp256k1_fe_storage xst;
secp256k1_gej_add_ge_var(&diff, &pt, &pubkeys[j], NULL);
secp256k1_fe_inv_var(&zinv, &diff.z);
secp256k1_fe_sqr(&zinv, &zinv);
secp256k1_fe_mul(&x, &diff.x, &zinv);
secp256k1_fe_to_storage(&xst, &x);
uint32_t entry = xst.n[0] & (HASH_SIZE-1);
while (table[entry].exponent != 0) {
if (table[entry].x == (uint32_t) xst.n[2]) {
uint64_t key = (uint64_t) i * (uint64_t) (2 * GSTEP);
printf("Found private key %2d: %16lx or %16lx\n", j + 1,
key - table[entry].exponent,
key + table[entry].exponent);
next++;
if (next == NUMPUBKEYS)
return 0;
}
entry = (entry + (xst.n[1] | 1)) & (HASH_SIZE - 1);
}
if (j == next)
break;
}
secp256k1_gej_add_ge_var(&pt, &pt, &ptgstep, NULL);
}
return 0;
}
@Relok1995
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If for example I want to find collisions for a particular public key, what change in the code can I make

@alphaaurigae
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interesting but as relok noted, a little documentation would be nice - not really selfexplaining for c beginners - what are these "rawpub" keys for example, where does it come from?

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jhoenicke commented Apr 30, 2019

Since this gained some traction, I should explain more what this code does and does not do.

It can find the private key, if and only if, it starts with a lot of zeros. If the combination to your safe is 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007389230898162, this program will be able to find it. Every other non-zero digit will quadruple the run-time and the memory requirement. Remember the wheat and chessboard problem? This chessboard has over 100 squares and this program is the first grain. In other words it can only find private keys that were deliberately chosen to be breakable. It cannot be used to recover your private key that was created by a bitcoin wallet.

This program has only academic value. If you have difficulties compiling this program or understanding its output, then it is not for you. It won't help you to break any key, except if someone made up a challenge. In the latter case, I don't want to spoil the challenge by helping you to run this code :)

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It's -lgmp and you may need to install libgmp-dev.

@jhoenicke
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You're still missing the "p" in ... -lgmp

@sanhwy
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sanhwy commented Jul 9, 2019

bitcrack does not use Pollard kangaroo ?

@sairam17519
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Sir, Please suggest me how to run this code in windows 10. what are the softwares required?

@sairam17519
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Can you please share these include files
#include "libsecp256k1-config.h"
#include "include/secp256k1.h"
#include "secp256k1.c"

@dollarboy1
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Am I going to run discord with GPU kangaroo speed and computing power and is it offline or online cord?

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