CH06: edits for feedback from arufino (thanks!)

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David A. Harding 1 year ago
parent 1a27ee296e
commit a0a50cb547

@ -784,7 +784,16 @@ the txid as a parameter:
.Alice's serialized transaction
[listing]
----
include::snippets/getrawtransaction-alice.txt[]
$ bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction 466200308696215bbc949d5141a49a41\
38ecdfdfaa2a8029c1f9bcecd1f96177
01000000000101eb3ae38f27191aa5f3850dc9cad00492b88b72404f9da13569
8679268041c54a0100000000ffffffff02204e0000000000002251203b41daba
4c9ace578369740f15e5ec880c28279ee7f51b07dca69c7061e07068f8240100
000000001600147752c165ea7be772b2c0acb7f4d6047ae6f4768e0141cf5efe
2d8ef13ed0af21d4f4cb82422d6252d70324f6f4576b727b7d918e521c00b51b
e739df2f899c49dc267c0ad280aca6dab0d2fa2b42a45182fc83e81713010000
0000
----
[TIP]

@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ Let's retrieve the transaction containing that payment again.
.Alice's serialized transaction
[listing]
----
include::../snippets/getrawtransaction-alice.txt[]
$ bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction 466200308696215bbc949d5141a49a41\
38ecdfdfaa2a8029c1f9bcecd1f96177
01000000000101eb3ae38f27191aa5f3850dc9cad00492b88b72404f9da13569
8679268041c54a0100000000ffffffff02204e0000000000002251203b41daba
4c9ace578369740f15e5ec880c28279ee7f51b07dca69c7061e07068f8240100
000000001600147752c165ea7be772b2c0acb7f4d6047ae6f4768e0141cf5efe
2d8ef13ed0af21d4f4cb82422d6252d70324f6f4576b727b7d918e521c00b51b
e739df2f899c49dc267c0ad280aca6dab0d2fa2b42a45182fc83e81713010000
0000
----
There's nothing special about Bitcoin Core's serialization format.
@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ If the transaction includes a witness field (which we'll describe in
non-zero. In the current P2P protocol, the flag should always be one
(0x01); alternative flags are reserved for later protocol upgrades.
If the transaction doesn't need a witness, the marker and flag most not
If the transaction doesn't need a witness, the marker and flag must not
be present. This is compatible with the original version of Bitcoin's
transaction serialization format, now called _legacy serialization_.
For details, see <<legacy_serialization>>.
@ -159,7 +168,7 @@ future.
[[inputs]]
=== Inputs
The inputs field contains several other fields, so let's start by with a
The inputs field contains several other fields, so let's start by showing a
map of those bytes in <<alice_tx_input_map>>.
[[alice_tx_input_map]]
@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ pieces of information from it:
One of Bitcoin's consensus rules forbids any output from being spent
more than once within a valid blockchain. This is the rule against
_double spending_--Alice can't use the same previous output to pay
both Bob and Carol. Two transactions which each try to the spend the
both Bob and Carol. Two transactions which each try to spend the
same previous output are called _conflicting transactions_ because
only one of them can be included in a valid blockchain.
@ -388,7 +397,7 @@ output:
- Alice wins the first round of the card game, so the second version of
the transaction, with nSequence 1, increases the amount of money paid
to Alice and decreases Bob's share. The both sign the updated
to Alice and decreases Bob's share. They both sign the updated
transaction. Again, they don't need to broadcast this version of the
transaction unless there's a problem.
@ -548,7 +557,7 @@ image::../images/output-byte-map.png["A byte map of the outputs field from Alice
==== Outputs Count
Identical to the start of the input section of transaction, the output
Identical to the start of the input section of a transaction, the output
field begins with a count indicating the number of outputs in this
transaction. It's a compactSize integer and must be greater than zero.
@ -582,8 +591,8 @@ A zero-value output is always an uneconomical output; it wouldn't
contribute any value to a transaction spending it even if the
transaction's fee rate was zero. However, many other outputs with low
values can be uneconomical as well, even unintentionally. For example,
at the feerates prevelant on the network today, an output might add more
value to a transaction than it costs to spend--but, tomorrow, feerates
at a typical fee rate on the network today, an output might add more
value to a transaction than it costs to spend--but, tomorrow, fee rates
might rise and make the output uneconomical.
The need for full nodes to keep track of all unspent transaction outputs
@ -713,7 +722,7 @@ protected by the following script:
Obviously, allowing your bitcoins to be spent by anyone who can solve a
simple equation wouldn't be secure. As we'll see in <<c_signatures>>, an
unforgable digital signature scheme uses an equation that can only be
unforgeable digital signature scheme uses an equation that can only be
solved by someone in possession of certain data which they're able to
keep secret. They're able to reference that secret data using a public
identifier. That public identifier is called a _public key_ and a
@ -922,7 +931,7 @@ An empty scriptSig keeps witnesses from affecting the txid, eliminating
circular dependencies, third-party transaction malleability, and
second-party transaction malleability. But, with no ability to put
data in a scriptSig, users of segwit scriptPubKey templates need a
new field. That field is called is called the _witness_.
new field. That field is called the _witness_.
The introduction of witnesses and witness programs complicates Bitcoin,
but it follows an existing trend of increasing abstraction. Recall from
@ -937,6 +946,7 @@ bitcoins to be received to scriptPubKeys and spent with scriptSigs.
Later experience with contract protocols inspired allowing bitcoins to
be received to witness programs and spent with witnesses.
.Terms used for authorization and authentication data in different parts of Bitcoin
[cols="1,1,1"]
|===
| | **Authorization** | **Authentication**
@ -1062,7 +1072,7 @@ to spend their block reward.
//by extension the reason for no expiring timelocks
Most Bitcoin software doesn't need to deal with coinbase transactions
but their special nature does mean they can occasional be the cause of
but their special nature does mean they can occasionally be the cause of
unusual problems in software that's not designed to expect them.
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