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==Definition==
 
==Definition==
  
"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.
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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].
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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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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.