Help Accessing Old Account - BIG REWARD

[erik6421]

I was very active with Ripple in 2013 and 2014 and acquired quite a few XRP doing the computing for good program.  In order to have high security, I had a hot wallet and a cold wallet.  My cold wallet was never migrated to ripple trade, nor was it migrated to gatehub.  Now that I want to access my XRP, the username / password combo at https://id.ripple.com/auth/migrate isn't working.  Because I knew that always worked for me in the past, I never worried about my secret key, which seems to be missing a character.  

Is there any way at all to retrieve a secret key other that the https://id.ripple.com/auth/migrate website??  I can prove that I own the account, I have access to the only other account to put XRP in.   

 

I have 14,000 XRP locked up that I worked hard to get.  Any one who can help me get access to these will be GREATLY rewarded.   If you want to look the address is rP8Yz818h61wCXWu1EK4yxG3zesJqBhwhn

[Zerping]

@JoelKatz @nikb might be able to help you, they are Ripple employees

[erik6421]

25 minutes ago, Zerping said:

@JoelKatz @nikb might be able to help you, they are Ripple employees

Thanks for the tip.  Does the @ mention let them know we are talking about them?

[Zerping]

i do think so, i'll try to mention you in a random thread

[ScottBranson]

1 hour ago, erik6421 said:

I never worried about my secret key, which seems to be missing a character.  

From where in the secret key is the character missing? Is it the last character, or could it be any character that is missing? How long is the key? Do you have any seed or other info, or just your old login credentials?

[Prometheus_Rising]

Hi, Ripple secret starts with an s, and is 29 characters long. the base alphabet is rpshnaf39wBUDNEGHJKLM4PQRST7VWXYZ2bcdeCg65jkm8oFqi1tuvAxyz.

If your key is only 28 characters long you could try with each of the above alphabet to substitute the last digit. Failing that you try to find a programmer to regenerate the checksum part of the secret key (last 4 digits)

you could set up minimalist ripple client on an air gapped computer, or run from a Ubuntu CD, or some other secure way to test your secret key combinations. (google how to do this).

I had a problem with "minimalist ripple client" that cut off the last digit of the secret key. I used the above method to fix my key

Good luck!

rBsHiUS4TaC2UckHj8YW6hiQSUQfsBp77i

p.s. please don't post your partial key on the internet

 

I take no responsibility for the above suggestions

[erik6421]

34 minutes ago, Rabbit_Kick_Club said:

From where in the secret key is the character missing? Is it the last character, or could it be any character that is missing? How long is the key? Do you have any seed or other info, or just your old login credentials?

It could be any character.  I just have a 28 character long code written down.    I'm not sure what you mean by seed.  I have a ~256 character long code copied down labeled "ripple wallet" that I have no idea what it is.  Maybe a blobvault file?  

[erik6421]

25 minutes ago, Dazzzzza said:

Hi, Ripple secret starts with an s, and is 29 characters long. the base alphabet is rpshnaf39wBUDNEGHJKLM4PQRST7VWXYZ2bcdeCg65jkm8oFqi1tuvAxyz.

If your key is only 28 characters long you could try with each of the above alphabet to substitute the last digit. Failing that you try to find a programmer to regenerate the checksum part of the secret key (last 4 digits)

you could set up minimalist ripple client on an air gapped computer, or run from a Ubuntu CD, or some other secure way to test your secret key combinations. (google how to do this).

I had a problem with "minimalist ripple client" that cut off the last digit of the secret key. I used the above method to fix my key

Good luck!

rBsHiUS4TaC2UckHj8YW6hiQSUQfsBp77i

p.s. please don't post your partial key on the internet

 

I take no responsibility for the above suggestions

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll see what I can do with it. 

[erik6421]

1 hour ago, Zerping said:

i do think so, i'll try to mention you in a random thread

Yep, I got an alert!  Thanks.

[amulecregg]

I think I can help you, but the only way for me to do this requires that you trust me the partial secret key.

So when you are about to give up with this, just contact me. I'll be glad to give it a try.

[ScottBranson]

@erik6421, here is what you get when you generate a new ripple wallet:   

      "account_id" : "rEbDdnf4pVhDjW7L5RqyRye2qnq8R6bJMP",
      "key_type" : "secp256k1",
      "master_key" : "AD SUN HULK HIVE FOOL TED FEAT LATE ADAM CORK HALT CUE",
      "master_seed" : "sspiWf98C77oYk6EGj7SNZSPn2aVu",
      "master_seed_hex" : "1832A9352361957E7F48784C72D68700",
      "public_key" : "aBPtXZmFKJn5MjaJwpKYFoo4QxJ6g2iwQu9CVZwwifvr8YRcRSGb",
      "public_key_hex" : "02FE5EF49903DC12C4A51546FB2B1620FB124A7DF597B5F9794EE726CDC3B7EC84",

 

The account_id field is the wallet's public address. If you have the master_key, master_seed, master_seed_hex, or a password that was used as a 'seed' when the wallet was created, you can access the funds. Do the values that you have seem to match any of the above fields?

 

[Sukrim]

15 hours ago, erik6421 said:

I have a ~256 character long code copied down labeled "ripple wallet" that I have no idea what it is.  Maybe a blobvault file?

Sounds like a blobvault file, especially if it starts with an "e" and ends with a "=". You'd need your username and password from back then to unlock it.

[erik6421]

6 hours ago, Sukrim said:

Sounds like a blobvault file, especially if it starts with an "e" and ends with a "=". You'd need your username and password from back then to unlock it.

It does start with "e" and end with "="!  How does one use a blobvault file?     

[rdot]

Erik, I had the same situation as you. I used my old password to login but it wasn't working.

You do not need your secret key. You DO need to work with ripple labs though to recover.

You should contact Ripple at support@ripple.com  or Julian@ripple.com  (not sure if Julian still works there)

It took me about 10 day for Ripple to verify my identity. You'll have to correctly answer some questions. I failed the first time because I didn't recognize that one of the addresses they were showing me was actually my moms address, so be careful - you only get a few tries.

Note near the end the website that they sent me to: https://id.ripple.com/auth/register

Hope this helps!

I have included my email chain so you can see the process. Funny though how it seems ripple (Julian ) didn't want to help,  but keep at it:

Me: to Ripple:
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Jul 10, 5:10 PM

I use to go to ripple.com and login to my account/wallet. How do I do that now?
Do I have to go through rippletrade? I tried my login there too but it didn’t work.
Thanks

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Julian Martinez (Ripple Labs Inc.)
Jul 13, 10:02 AM

Hi John,

Thanks for writing in.
If your name and password no longer work, and if you haven't logged in for a very long time,
you may have a pre-migration account.
Unfortunately, we are no longer support migrations; we apologize for the inconvenience.

Cheers,
Julian

Julian Martinez
Support Engineer
email: julian@ripple.com

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Me: to Ripple:
Jul 13, 3:22 PM

So how do I get my ripples?
I think I logged in last about 6 mos. ago.

Thanks,
John
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Me: to Ripple:

Jul 13, 3:24 PM

Also, I don't believe I ever received an email informing me of the changes I needed to make.

Thanks,
John
 
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Julian Martinez (Ripple Labs Inc.)

Jul 14, 3:50 PM

Hi John,

I'm sorry to say that I cannot assist you with retrieving your XRP.

Cheers,
Julian

Julian Martinez
Support Engineer
email: julian@ripple.com
 
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Me: to Ripple:

Jul 15, 8:50 PM

So who can assist me?
 
 
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Julian Martinez (Ripple Labs Inc.)

Jul 20, 5:45 PM

Hi John,

Thanks for your patience here.
If you could please let me know if you have your secret key, I'll be better able to assist you.

Cheers,
Julian

Julian Martinez
Support Engineer
email: julian@ripple.com

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Me: to Ripple:

Jul 21, 12:42 PM

Sorry, No I do not have my secret key. Only my old username and password.

Thanks,
John
 
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Julian Martinez (Ripple Labs Inc.)

Jul 21, 5:47 PM

Hi John,

I understand. For now, while we're awaiting the news on our new process,
I'm afraid I'll have to update you later in the week.

Cheers,
Julian

Julian Martinez
Support Engineer
email: julian@ripple.com

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Julian Martinez (Ripple Labs Inc.)

Jul 25, 9:29 AM

Hi John,

I have an update for secret key holders,
but I'm afraid I'll have to update you again next week,
as I see from your response here that you don't have yours.
In the meantime, thank you for your patience.

Cheers,
Julian

Julian Martinez
Support Engineer
email: julian@ripple.com

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Ripple Support Team (Ripple Labs Inc.)

Jul 27, 12:05 PM

Hi,

I'm writing to let you know we have resumed migrations.
We appreciate your patience while we have been rolling out the new Identity Verification process.
Please see the link below:

https://id.ripple.com/auth/register

Under "Enter your email address", click the link that says "add your secret key (not required)."
Enter your secret key and you'll be able to migrate your account and use Ripple Trade again after verifying your identity.

When all the fields are complete, click the "Sign Up" button to complete the process.

Should you have any questions or encounter any problems, don't hesitate to reach out and we will be glad to help.

Best,
Ripple Support

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Johanna (Ripple Consumers)

May 24, 2:22 PM PDT

Hi John,

Thank you for your email.
Your message has been forwarded to the Compliance Team for their review.
Please note that we are currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries,
so we will respond as soon as we can. We appreciate your patience!

Regards,
Ripple Support

 

 

[Sukrim]

10 hours ago, erik6421 said:

It does start with "e" and end with "="!  How does one use a blobvault file?     

I'm not sure if there are still wallets out there that can import that format. In theory though it should contain your account secret (securely encrypted with your username and password).