From 2e522646fba32ebaeba58492c79edbcc0efccd46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clenser Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:47:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch08_signatures.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch08_signatures.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch08_signatures.adoc b/ch08_signatures.adoc index 5b880246..826dfe48 100644 --- a/ch08_signatures.adoc +++ b/ch08_signatures.adoc @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [[c_signatures]] == Digital Signatures -Two signature algorithms are currently +Two ((("digital signatures", "schnorr signature algorithm")))((("schnorr signature algorithm")))((("digital signatures", "ECDSA")))((("ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm)")))signature algorithms are currently used in Bitcoin, the _schnorr signature algorithm_ and the _Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm_ (_ECDSA_). These algorithms are used for digital signatures based on elliptic @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keypath spending, and by the script functions +OP_CHECKSIG+, Any time one of those is executed, a signature must be provided. -A digital signature serves +A digital signature((("digital signatures", "purpose of"))) serves three purposes in Bitcoin. First, the signature proves that the controller of a private key, who is by implication the owner of the funds, has _authorized_ the spending of