dumpprivkey incorrect for compressed keys #920

bitcoind 0.6rc2 x86_64 / Mint 11

I tried using dumpprivkey a few times with a fresh wallet. It doesn't look like the output is in SIPA format and it doesn't appear to be valid. I tried using bitaddress.org and strongcoin.com to check the keys without success.

./bitcoind getnewaddress 1A3w7WXZZJM6NnxjeYvDzs1ALGPKw9vRfJ

./bitcoind validateaddress 1A3w7WXZZJM6NnxjeYvDzs1ALGPKw9vRfJ { "isvalid" : true, "address" : "1A3w7WXZZJM6NnxjeYvDzs1ALGPKw9vRfJ", "ismine" : true, "pubkey" : "02c1667101bc8cfe77a65abd7111a48ab12df1f6b98bc484ad8c7ff9fed7ba8a5b", "iscompressed" : true, "account" : "" }

./bitcoind dumpprivkey 1A3w7WXZZJM6NnxjeYvDzs1ALGPKw9vRfJ L3ckYBFd7SbajDQjzB85UELZ1ume3pL67izJ5bTiXqSV4nSHJr7G

However, if I first try to import a key, the address is correct and the dumpprivkey appears to work properly:

./bitcoind importprivkey 5JfaKXtKwjPDGwL2FiT9DjjU11Mswu4mFNjYch3WzEDkfC9EoCL "test"

./bitcoind getaddressesbyaccount "test" [ "1EH2ySiTkv82LPDL2KckwVAhtiALyJBHQx" ]

./bitcoind validateaddress 1EH2ySiTkv82LPDL2KckwVAhtiALyJBHQx { "isvalid" : true, "address" : "1EH2ySiTkv82LPDL2KckwVAhtiALyJBHQx", "ismine" : true, "pubkey" : "04cbc2b092bedcebe164b7c0915e95d54f6689449466d4dcd24bf600895bc99378167edbdd3a8f3de40625aa4cf91a093bbb2b4a9a0703d2885ee9a7c91762e31e", "iscompressed" : false, "account" : "test" }

./bitcoind dumpprivkey 1EH2ySiTkv82LPDL2KckwVAhtiALyJBHQx 5JfaKXtKwjPDGwL2FiT9DjjU11Mswu4mFNjYch3WzEDkfC9EoCL

This suggests the problem is related to the compressed key format.

The 'sipa' format (what an honor...), was extended (by me) to support compressed public keys. I wrote about it here: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAPg%2BsBhDFCjAn1tRRQhaudtqwsh4vcVbxzm%2BAA2OuFxN71fwUA%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=bitcoin-development