diff --git a/ch11_blockchain.adoc b/ch11_blockchain.adoc index 7d792e06..6487ebe9 100644 --- a/ch11_blockchain.adoc +++ b/ch11_blockchain.adoc @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ process and will be discussed in more detail in <>. [[block_hash]] === Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height -The primary identifier of a block +The ((("blocks", "identifiers", id="block-identify")))((("block header hash", id="block-header-hash")))((("block height", id="block-height")))primary identifier of a block is its cryptographic hash, a commitment made by hashing the block header twice through the SHA256 algorithm. The resulting 32-byte hash is called the _block hash_ but is more accurately the _block header @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ table for faster retrieval. A block's _block hash_ always identifies a single block uniquely. A block also always has a specific _block height_. However, it is not always the case that a specific block height identifies a single -block. Rather, two or more blocks might compete for a single position in +block. Rather, two or more blocks might compete for a single position((("blocks", "identifiers", startref="block-identify")))((("block header hash", startref="block-header-hash")))((("block height", startref="block-height"))) in the blockchain. ====