<p>The electrum <a href="https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#how-is-the-wallet-encrypted" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FAQ</a> answers &quot;How is the wallet encrypted?&quot; as follows:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Electrum uses two separate levels of encryption:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Your seed and private keys are encrypted using AES-256-CBC. The private keys are decrypted only briefly, when you need to sign a transaction; for this you need to enter your password. This is done in order to minimize the amount of time during which sensitive information is unencrypted in your computer’s memory.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In addition, your wallet file may be encrypted on disk. Note that the wallet information will remain unencrypted in the memory of your computer for the duration of your session. If a wallet is encrypted, then its password will be required in order to open it. Note that the password will not be kept in memory; Electrum does not need it in order to save the wallet on disk, because it uses asymmetric encryption (ECIES).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Wallet file encryption is activated by default since version 2.8. It is intended to protect your privacy, but also to prevent you from requesting bitcoins on a wallet that you do not control.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The above doesn't seem to me to be sufficient to decrypt the information but I expect inspecting some <a href="https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Electrum source code</a> would provide the missing dertails.</p>
<p>Searching for <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=decrypt+electrum+wallet+file" rel="nofollow noreferrer">decrypt electrum wallet file</a> locates tools ind information that might be of some help.</p>

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<p>I have my wallet file and it is encrypted with a password.</p>
<p>How to decrypt wallet file using code?
Encryption seems similar to Fernet.
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How to get information from electrum wallet?
Maxim Bogush
# How to get information from electrum wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-10)

I have my wallet file and it is encrypted with a password.

How to decrypt wallet file using code?
Encryption seems similar to Fernet.
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/awSAy.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/awSAy.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-10. Score: 0

The electrum [FAQ](https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#how-is-the-wallet-encrypted) answers "How is the wallet encrypted?" as follows:

> Electrum uses two separate levels of encryption:
>
> * Your seed and private keys are encrypted using AES-256-CBC. The private keys are decrypted only briefly, when you need to sign a transaction; for this you need to enter your password. This is done in order to minimize the amount of time during which sensitive information is unencrypted in your computer’s memory.
> * In addition, your wallet file may be encrypted on disk. Note that the wallet information will remain unencrypted in the memory of your computer for the duration of your session. If a wallet is encrypted, then its password will be required in order to open it. Note that the password will not be kept in memory; Electrum does not need it in order to save the wallet on disk, because it uses asymmetric encryption (ECIES).
>
> Wallet file encryption is activated by default since version 2.8. It is intended to protect your privacy, but also to prevent you from requesting bitcoins on a wallet that you do not control.

The above doesn't seem to me to be sufficient to decrypt the information but I expect inspecting some [Electrum source code](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum) would provide the missing dertails.

Searching for [decrypt electrum wallet file](https://www.google.com/search?q=decrypt+electrum+wallet+file) locates tools ind information that might be of some help.


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