From 28bbe727a3f5da52c67d43fca1de2ff1010ac460 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "judymcconville@roadrunner.com" Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:27:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch04.asciidoc with Atlas code editor --- ch04.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch04.asciidoc b/ch04.asciidoc index d06f726a..8e0fca9e 100644 --- a/ch04.asciidoc +++ b/ch04.asciidoc @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Now that we have defined addition, we can define multiplication in the standard [[public_key_derivation]] ==== Generating a Public Key -Starting with a private key in the form of a randomly generated number _k_, we multiply it by a predetermined point on the curve called the _generator point_ _G_ to produce another point somewhere else on the curve, which is the corresponding public key _K_. The generator point is specified as part of the +secp256k1+ standard and is always the same for all keys in bitcoin: +((("keys and addresses", "overview of", "public key generation")))Starting with a private key in the form of a randomly generated number _k_, we multiply it by a predetermined point on the curve called the _generator point_ _G_ to produce another point somewhere else on the curve, which is the corresponding public key _K_. The generator point is specified as part of the +secp256k1+ standard and is always the same for all keys in bitcoin: [latexmath] ++++