diff --git a/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc b/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc index 3e74bf17..5686fe11 100644 --- a/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc +++ b/ch07_authorization-authentication.adoc @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ is +t+, the quorum (how many signatures are needed). Here t = 2. At this point, +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ should pop the final +t+ items, which are the signatures, and see if they are valid. However, unfortunately, an oddity in the implementation causes +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ to pop one more item (t+1 -total) than it should. The extra item is called the _dummy stack +total) than it should. The extra item is called((("dummy stack element"))) the _dummy stack element_ and it is disregarded when checking the signatures so it has no direct effect on +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ itself. However, the dummy element must be present because, if it isn't present,