<p>This is the answer I received from a Bitcore developer (see <a href="https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-client/issues/338" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>)</p>
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<p>Messages are stored in the BWS server database encrypted by the wallet encryption key.</p>
<p>Therefore, the BWS server maintainer can not see any of the messages, but the copayers can see it because they have the decryption keys.</p>
<p>These messages only exist on the BWS server, so if the BWS server disappears. So does all your messages.</p>
<p>Wallets can be restored outside of BWS, but messages are tied to the BWS server.</p>
</blockquote>

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FedFranz
<p>I'm not sure, having never used this before, but I think it's a message which is encrypted somehow, and shared among bitcore servers in the same cluster via a message broker.</p>

<p>See <a href="https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-service/blob/master/README.md#post-endpoints" rel="nofollow noreferrer">README</a> (scroll down to '(opt) message') and <a href="https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-service/blob/7f928b0afe92297e3da6559deb4b0da85f6382ab/installation.md#configure-message-broker-service" rel="nofollow noreferrer">INSTALL</a> pages.</p>

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I received an answer from the developers on github.
I'm going to post it as the answer. Thanks for helping anyway
FedFranz
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<p>When creating a transaction proposal with Bitcore,
the options include a "message" field, both for the transaction and the single outputs.</p>

<p>Are these messages those used by the Bitcoin network peers (like 'ver', 'inv', etc..)?</p>

<p>Where are these messages stored?</p>

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What kind of messages are those used by Bitcore
FedFranz
# What kind of messages are those used by Bitcore

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-07)

When creating a transaction proposal with Bitcore,
the options include a "message" field, both for the transaction and the single outputs.

Are these messages those used by the Bitcoin network peers (like 'ver', 'inv', etc..)?

Where are these messages stored?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-11-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

This is the answer I received from a Bitcore developer (see [here](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-client/issues/338))

> Messages are stored in the BWS server database encrypted by the wallet encryption key.
>
> Therefore, the BWS server maintainer can not see any of the messages, but the copayers can see it because they have the decryption keys.
>
> These messages only exist on the BWS server, so if the BWS server disappears. So does all your messages.
>
> Wallets can be restored outside of BWS, but messages are tied to the BWS server.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-07. Score: 0

I'm not sure, having never used this before, but I think it's a message which is encrypted somehow, and shared among bitcore servers in the same cluster via a message broker.

See [README](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-service/blob/master/README.md#post-endpoints) (scroll down to '(opt) message') and [INSTALL](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-wallet-service/blob/7f928b0afe92297e3da6559deb4b0da85f6382ab/installation.md#configure-message-broker-service) pages.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I received an answer from the developers on github. I'm going to post it as the answer. Thanks for helping anyway  

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