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CH08: drop paragraph about segwit commiting to input amount

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This now has a well-known problem and doesn't provide the guarantees
that were hoped for.
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David A. Harding 2023-04-08 10:58:26 -10:00
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@ -408,17 +408,7 @@ the way the commitment hash is calculated. For segwit version 0 witness
programs, signature verification occurs using an improved commitment
hash algorithm as specified in BIP-143.
The new algorithm achieves two important goals. Firstly, the number of
The new algorithm allows the number of
hash operations increases by a much more gradual O(n) to the number of
signature operations, reducing the opportunity to create
denial-of-service attacks with overly complex transactions. Secondly,
the commitment hash now also includes the value (amounts) of each input
as part of the commitment. This means that a signer can commit to a
specific input value without needing to "fetch" and check the previous
transaction referenced by the input. In the case of offline devices,
such as hardware wallets, this greatly simplifies the communication
between the host and the hardware wallet, removing the need to stream
previous transactions for validation. A hardware wallet can accept the
input value "as stated" by an untrusted host. Since the signature is
invalid if that input value is not correct, the hardware wallet doesn't
need to validate the value before signing the input.
denial-of-service attacks with overly complex transactions.