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| author | Clark Moody <clarkmoody@gmail.com> | 2019-02-13 18:31:19 -0600 |
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| committer | Clark Moody <clarkmoody@gmail.com> | 2019-02-13 18:31:19 -0600 |
| commit | 499f5a7e887ae7766eaa37d1dcd2c0068c4eb8fd (patch) | |
| tree | 3384a3c6302ce6728e0c4a54d39a219dbf551280 /bip-0084.mediawiki | |
| parent | 64f44eb62063f539b2d1ed545f7dfd392aa8fda9 (diff) | |
Add version bytes section
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diff --git a/bip-0084.mediawiki b/bip-0084.mediawiki index 340dff2..033bb4e 100644 --- a/bip-0084.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0084.mediawiki @@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ To derive the P2WPKH address from the above calculated public key, we use the en scriptPubKey: 0 <20-byte-key-hash> (0x0014{20-byte-key-hash}) + +===Extended Key Version=== + +When serializing extended keys, this scheme uses alternate version bytes. Extended public keys use <code>0x04b24746</code> to produce a "zpub" prefix, and private keys use <code>0x04b2430c</code> to produce a "zprv" prefix. + + ==Backwards Compatibility== This BIP is not backwards compatible by design as described under [#considerations]. An incompatible wallet will not discover accounts at all and the user will notice that something is wrong. |