From 499f5a7e887ae7766eaa37d1dcd2c0068c4eb8fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clark Moody Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:31:19 -0600 Subject: Add version bytes section --- bip-0084.mediawiki | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'bip-0084.mediawiki') 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 0x04b24746 to produce a "zpub" prefix, and private keys use 0x04b2430c 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. -- cgit v1.2.3