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Create a new Base16 EC private key from entropy.

$ bx ec-new --help

Usage: bx ec-new [-h] [--config VALUE] [SEED]                            

Info: Create a new Base16 EC private key from entropy.                   

Options (named):

-c [--config]        The path to the configuration settings file.        
-h [--help]          Get a description and instructions for this command.

Arguments (positional):

SEED                 The Base16 entropy for the new key. Must be at least
                     128 bits in length. If not specified the seed is    
                     read from STDIN.

Example 1

$ bx ec-new baadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00d

8ed1d17dabce1fccbbe5e9bf008b318334e5bcc78eb9e7c1ea850b7eb0ddb9c8

Example 2

piped input

$ echo baadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00d | bx ec-new

baadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00dbaadf00d 
8ed1d17dabce1fccbbe5e9bf008b318334e5bcc78eb9e7c1ea850b7eb0ddb9c8

Example 3

short seed error

$ bx ec-new baadf00dbaadf00d

The seed is less than 128 bits long.