Function walletpassphrasechange

src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp:2637–2685

static UniValue walletpassphrasechange(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
    std::shared_ptr<CWallet> const wallet = GetWalletForJSONRPCRequest(request);
    CWallet* const pwallet = wallet.get();

    if (!EnsureWalletIsAvailable(pwallet, request.fHelp)) {
        return NullUniValue;
    }

    if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 2) {
        throw std::runtime_error(
            "walletpassphrasechange \"oldpassphrase\" \"newpassphrase\"\n"
            "\nChanges the wallet passphrase from 'oldpassphrase' to 'newpassphrase'.\n"
            "\nArguments:\n"
            "1. \"oldpassphrase\"      (string) The current passphrase\n"
            "2. \"newpassphrase\"      (string) The new passphrase\n"
            "\nExamples:\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrasechange", "\"old one\" \"new one\"")
            + HelpExampleRpc("walletpassphrasechange", "\"old one\", \"new one\"")
        );
    }

    LOCK2(cs_main, pwallet->cs_wallet);

    if (!pwallet->IsCrypted()) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_WRONG_ENC_STATE, "Error: running with an unencrypted wallet, but walletpassphrasechange was called.");
    }

    // TODO: get rid of these .c_str() calls by implementing SecureString::operator=(std::string)
    // Alternately, find a way to make request.params[0] mlock()'d to begin with.
    SecureString strOldWalletPass;
    strOldWalletPass.reserve(100);
    strOldWalletPass = request.params[0].get_str().c_str();

    SecureString strNewWalletPass;
    strNewWalletPass.reserve(100);
    strNewWalletPass = request.params[1].get_str().c_str();

    if (strOldWalletPass.length() < 1 || strNewWalletPass.length() < 1)
        throw std::runtime_error(
            "walletpassphrasechange <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase>\n"
            "Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>.");

    if (!pwallet->ChangeWalletPassphrase(strOldWalletPass, strNewWalletPass)) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_PASSPHRASE_INCORRECT, "Error: The wallet passphrase entered was incorrect.");
    }

    return NullUniValue;
}


static UniValue walletlock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)