wallet lock

Legacy spelling: this command was previously spelled wallet-lock-private-keys. Both spellings work, but only the nested spelling shown here appears in help and tab completion (v1.4.5+).

Locks the private keys so they can't be used until they are unlocked again.

Usage

wallet lock

Notes

This command is available in cold wallet mode (--cold-wallet). Locking does not remove the encryption, the password is preserved. Use wallet unlock to unlock again.

Related

• wallet unlock: Unlock the private keys.
• wallet encrypt: Set an encryption password.
• wallet decrypt: Remove encryption entirely.