Importmulti cannot import bare private keys #9694

1. 
   gmaxwell commented at 2:56 am on February 6, 2017: contributor

   For some reason, unclear to me, importmulti requires a redeemscript when just importing a basic private key.
2. 
   sipa commented at 4:04 am on February 6, 2017: member

   #7551 (comment) ?

   This is a bit redundant and less convenient (it always requires specifying a script or address, and either keys), but I think it allows for very accurate error messages whenever the behaviour wouldn’t match the user’s expectations. It also makes it obvious where the current codebase’s restrictions are (you can’t make a non-standard scriptPubKey non-internal, only individual keys can be assigned a birth time, …), which can be loosened in future iterations if those restrictions are solved.

3. fanquake added the label RPC/REST/ZMQ on Feb 6, 2017
4. 
   meshcollider commented at 5:30 am on November 12, 2018: contributor

   I’m not really sure this is an issue, should this remain open?
5. 
   adamjonas commented at 11:18 pm on January 22, 2021: member

   Closing for lack of activity. We can reopen if there is more conversation to be had around importmulti requiring a redeemscript and not importing bare private keys.
6. adamjonas closed this on Jan 22, 2021

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7. DrahtBot locked this on Aug 18, 2022

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gmaxwell sipa meshcollider adamjonas

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RPC/REST/ZMQ