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Show HN: Qrkey – Offline private key backup on paper

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QRKey

qrkey is a command-line tool for generating and recovering QR codes from files for offline private key backup. It allows you to convert files into QR codes that can be printed or stored, and later recovered from those QR codes. It supports large files by splitting them into multiple QR codes, and includes metadata for easy recovery and validation.

Convert a file into a PDF with QR codes

Recover from a PDF with QR codes with a barcode scanner

Recover from a PDF with QR codes from a file with lines

Installation

macOS users can install qrkey using Homebrew Tap:

brew tap techwolf12/tap brew install techwolf12/tap/qrkey

For Docker users, you can use the Docker image:

docker run -v " $( pwd ) " :/mnt ghcr.io/techwolf12/qrkey:latest generate --in /mnt/testfile.txt --out /mnt/test.pdf

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