Wladimir J. van der Laan 5574e48963
Merge #20741: doc: Update 'Secure string handling'
7117d7503f39f06b74c84777ec4db5d456a8086f Update 'Secure string handling' (Prayank)

Pull request description:

  - Add information about possible path traversal attack
  - [wallet_name](https://bitcoincore.org/en/doc/0.20.0/rpc/wallet/createwallet/) (string): _The name for the new wallet. If this is a 'path', the wallet will be created at the 'path' location._

  Fixes https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/20128 (Not really fixing it but workaround)

  This PR is an alternative to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20393

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Bitcoin Core

Setup

Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which requires a few hundred gigabytes of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.

To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.

Running

The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.

Unix

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

  • bin/bitcoin-qt (GUI) or
  • bin/bitcoind (headless)

Windows

Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.

macOS

Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.

Need Help?

Building

The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.

Development

The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

Resources

Miscellaneous

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.