diff --git a/ch07.asciidoc b/ch07.asciidoc index de1327a1..75d078f8 100644 --- a/ch07.asciidoc +++ b/ch07.asciidoc @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Almost all the scripts described in this chapter can only be implemented as P2SH [TIP] ==== -Remember, because of policy set forth by the +IsStandard()+ function at the time of this writing, standard multisignature scripts are limited to at most 3 listed public keys, while P2SH are limited to at most 15 listed public keys. Standard multisignature scripts can invalidate transactions by way of their locking +or+ unlocking script, while P2SH can invalidate transactions by way of their unlocking script +only+. This is because there is no way for +IsStandard()+ to tell if a hash of a redeem script in a locking script includes more signatures than the currently imposed size limitation, so it can only observe the unlocking scripts in transaction inputs. +Remember, because of policy set forth by the +IsStandard()+ function at the time of this writing, standard multisignature scripts are limited to at most 3 listed public keys, while P2SH scripts are limited to at most 15 listed public keys. Standard multisignature scripts can invalidate transactions by way of their locking _or_ unlocking script, while P2SH scripts can invalidate transactions by way of their unlocking script _only_. This is because there is no way for +IsStandard()+ to tell if a hash of a redeem script in a locking script includes more signatures than the currently imposed size limitation, so it can only observe the unlocking scripts in transaction inputs. ==== ==== P2SH Addresses