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summary: 'automatic one-time addresses for every transaction'
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terms: ["stealth-address", "stealth-addresses"]
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---
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{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
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### The Basics
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Stealth addresses are an important part of Monero's inherent privacy. They
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allow and require the sender to create random one-time addresses for every
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@transaction on behalf of the recipient. The recipient can publish just one
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address, yet have all of his/her incoming payments go to unique addresses on
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the @blockchain, where they cannot be linked back to either the recipient's
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published address or any other transactions' addresses. By using stealth
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addresses, only the sender and receiver can determine where a payment was
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sent.
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When you create a Monero account you’ll have a private @view-key, a private
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@spend-key, and a Public Address. The @spend-key is used to send payments,
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the @view-key is used to display incoming transactions destined for your
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account, and the Public Address is for receiving payments. Both the
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@spend-key and @view-key are used to build your Monero address. You can have
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a “watch only” wallet that only uses the @view-key. This feature can be used
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for accounting or auditing purposes but is currently unreliable due to the
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inability to track outgoing transactions. You can decide who can see your
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Monero balance by sharing your @view-key. Monero is private by default and
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optionally semi-transparent!
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When using the Monero Wallet all this is handled by the software. Sending
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Monero is as easy as entering the destination address, the amount, and
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pressing Send. To recieve Monero, simply provide the sender your Public
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Address.
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To learn how Monero prevents tracking history (untraceability), see
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@ring-signatures.
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