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− | "xpub" is an abbreviation for an extended public key as defined in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki BIP0032]. By a supplying an increasing index values and an extended public key to the appropriate function, it's possible to create a deterministic sequence of public keys which can not be predicted ahead of time. | + | "xpub" is an abbreviation for an extended public key as defined in [https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki BIP0032]. |
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+ | By a supplying an increasing index values and an extended public key to the appropriate function, it's possible to create a deterministic sequence of public keys which can not be predicted ahead of time. | ||
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[[Category:Voting Pool terms]] | [[Category:Voting Pool terms]] |
Revision as of 18:10, 17 April 2014
Definition
"xpub" is an abbreviation for an extended public key as defined in BIP0032.
By a supplying an increasing index values and an extended public key to the appropriate function, it's possible to create a deterministic sequence of public keys which can not be predicted ahead of time.