Ethereum Wallet Generator

A simple Go application that generates Ethereum Externally Owned Account (EOA) wallets.

Features

• Generates a new Ethereum private key
• Derives the corresponding public key
• Calculates the Ethereum address
• Saves the wallet information to a file

Requirements

• Go 1.16 or higher
• go-ethereum package

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/eth-wallet-generator.git
cd eth-wallet-generator

Install dependencies:

go mod download

Usage

Build and run the application:

go build -o wallet-generator
./wallet-generator

This will:

Generate a new Ethereum wallet Display the private key, public key, and address in the terminal Save the wallet information to a file in the wallets directory

Security Notes

• NEVER share your private key with anyone
• This application generates unencrypted private keys
• For production use, consider encrypting private keys or using hardware wallets
• Be careful when storing wallet information on your computer