Bitcoin Wallet for Android (Schildbach)

An encrypted backup file from the Schildbach 'Bitcoin Wallet' Android app.

  1. This type is decrypted locally by the helper

    # The backup is an OpenSSL-encrypted (AES-256-CBC) file, not a hashcat hash. Your helper runs the recovery locally against a COPY.

    Output looks like (no shareable hash — handled locally)

    Send the backup file only over a private channel you both trust, and move funds after recovery.

✅ Send this

This case is arranged directly with your helper — there is no small hash to send. The strongest thing you can provide is your password hints.

❌ Never send

  • the backup to a public/cloud machine
  • your seed phrase

Watch out

  • Success is only real when the decrypted file contains the wallet marker org.bitcoin.production — a same-size output alone does not mean the password was found.

Next steps

Before you send it,run the safety check, thenassess the difficulty.