DerivationType

Enum that specifies which derivation path to use for an account's STX private key.

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Usage

import { DerivationType, deriveAccount } from '@stacks/wallet-sdk';

const account = deriveAccount({
  rootNode,
  index: 0,
  salt: walletSalt,
  stxDerivationType: DerivationType.Wallet,
});

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Definition

enum DerivationType {
  Wallet,
  Data,
  Unknown,
}

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Values

Value	Derivation Path	Description
Wallet	m/44'/5757'/0'/0	Standard STX derivation path. Used for most accounts.
Data	m/888'/0'	Legacy data derivation path. Used for accounts that registered BNS names with a data key.
Unknown	—	Could not determine the derivation type (e.g. no network available for lookup).