From c03a30ff2944c985aebded6946551ec5460f1d18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clenser Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 18:46:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch04_keys.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch04_keys.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch04_keys.adoc b/ch04_keys.adoc index db09d46c..ac0126c9 100644 --- a/ch04_keys.adoc +++ b/ch04_keys.adoc @@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ look at compact encoding and reliable ((("public key cryptography", "hash functi In order((("public key cryptography", "base58check encoding", id="pub-key-base58")))((("base58check encoding", id="base58-ch4")))((("encoding", "base58check", id="encode-base58"))) to represent long numbers in a compact way, using fewer symbols, many computer systems use mixed-alphanumeric representations with a base (or radix) higher than 10. For example, -whereas the traditional ((("decimal system")))decimal system uses 10 numerals, 0 through 9, -the ((("hexadecimal system")))hexadecimal system uses 16, with the letters A through F as the six +whereas the traditional decimal system uses 10 numerals, 0 through 9, +the hexadecimal system uses 16, with the letters A through F as the six additional symbols. A number represented in hexadecimal format is shorter than the equivalent decimal representation. Even more compact, base64 representation ((("base64 encoding")))uses 26 lowercase letters, 26 capital letters, 10