Armory hangs when trying to import encrypted private key

[oakbarrel]

Hi!

I have paper wallets that use the Bip0038 two-factor encryption. I was able to import one such wallet correctly (armory prompted for the password after entering the encrypted key) but now it just hangs when I try to do the same with the rest of the keys.

I can decrypt the keys myself with BitAddress (the tool from Cascasius) so they should be fine.

I am on a Ubuntu machine.

[etotheipi]

Armory currently does not support BIP 38. Keys encrypted using it will not work with Armory. It has its own method of memory-hard key stretching, and so we are in no hurry to implement BIP 38. However we will if consensus for it evolves (but I'm not clear that it has, yet).

[jonathancross]

Would be good to support the BIP38 standard in addition to Armory's proprietary key encryption. This just allows for better interoperability with other wallets (Blockchain.info, BitAddress, soon bitcoinpaperwallet.com)

[jonathancross]

... interoperability with other wallets ... soon bitcoinpaperwallet.com

Now supported by bitcoinpaperwallet.com: https://github.com/cantonbecker/bitcoinpaperwallet/issues/3

PS: BIP38 is also supported by: Mycelium and Electrum (via plugin) - Armory is sorly missing from this list.

[praeluceo]

I use Armory and Mycelium exclusively as my live wallets, however I am getting several of these aluminum wallets for cold storage in-case something happens to my private keys: http://cryptocards.co/?product=bitcoin-orange-anodized-aluminium It uses BIP38 though, has any progress been made on implementing support for a more standard-form of 2FA/deterministic wallets? I would be very interested in seeing this technology implemented in the best Wallet I have!