Yes, when importing the private key into Namecoin-Qt, it needs to be in wallet import format. Make sure it's a Namecoin WIF, though. You might find this library

Yes, when importing the private key into Namecoin-Qt, it needs to be in wallet import format. Make sure it's a Namecoin WIF, though. You might find this library helpful: https://github.com/halfmoonlabs/coinkit https://github.com/halfmoonlabs/coinkit.