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summary: 'automatic one-time addresses for every transaction'
terms: ["stealth-address", "stealth-addresses"]
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### The Basics

Stealth addresses are an important part of Monero's inherent privacy. They
allow and require the sender to create random one-time addresses for every
@transaction on behalf of the recipient. The recipient can publish just one
address, yet have all of his/her incoming payments go to unique addresses on
the @blockchain, where they cannot be linked back to either the recipient's
published address or any other transactions' addresses. By using stealth
addresses, only the sender and receiver can determine where a payment was
sent.

When you create a Monero account you’ll have a private @view-key, a private
@spend-key, and a Public Address. The @spend-key is used to send payments,
the @view-key is used to display incoming transactions destined for your
account, and the Public Address is for receiving payments. Both the
@spend-key and @view-key are used to build your Monero address. You can have
a “watch only” wallet that only uses the @view-key. This feature can be used
for accounting or auditing purposes but is currently unreliable due to the
inability to track outgoing transactions. You can decide who can see your
Monero balance by sharing your @view-key. Monero is private by default and
optionally semi-transparent!

When using the Monero Wallet all this is handled by the software.  Sending
Monero is as easy as entering the destination address, the amount, and
pressing Send.  To recieve Monero, simply provide the sender your Public
Address.

To learn how Monero prevents tracking history (untraceability), see
@ring-signatures.