Brute-Force Methods for BIP39 Seeds

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#1Jul 14, 2020, 06:54 PM
Anyone know if there's a way to brute-force a BIP39 seed? Like if I have 11 words and just need one more. Or I have 8 in the right order, but the other 4 are mixed up. What are my options?
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0x4lphaFull Member
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#2Jul 15, 2020, 12:24 AM
You might want to check out this tool called btcrecover. The documentation is pretty straightforward. It’s supposed to help with recovering those seeds.
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gang2015Member
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#3Jul 15, 2020, 03:01 AM
Yeah I heard about btcrecover too. But if you’re looking for something simpler, try FinderOuter. Just keep in mind it doesn't support GPU right now while BTCRecover does. Plus, you need either a child private key, public key, or Bitcoin address to use it.
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the_satNewbie
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#4Jul 15, 2020, 09:14 AM
If you use btcrecover, make sure to run seedrecover.py from their library. There’s a quick start guide you can follow. Also, it’s better if you know your funds' address but you can generate a list of possible addresses if you don’t. Just a heads up, you gotta install Python and some libraries to get it working. Good luck, hope it works out!
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