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[[comp_priv]]
==== Compressed Private Keys
The commonly used term "compressed private key" is a misnomer, because when a private
The commonly((("private keys", "compressed", id="private-key-compress")))((("public key cryptography", "private keys", "compressed", id="pub-key-private-compress")))((("compressed private keys", id="compress-private-key"))) used term "compressed private key" is a misnomer, because when a private
key is exported as WIF-compressed it is actually one byte _longer_ than
an "uncompressed" private key. That is because the private key has an
added one-byte suffix (shown as 01 in hex in <<table_4-4>>), which
@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ is modified, with the addition of a one-byte suffix +01+ to the private
key. The resulting base58check-encoded private key is called a
"compressed WIF" and starts with the letter _K_ or _L_, instead of
starting with "5" as is the case with WIF-encoded (uncompressed) keys
from older wallets.
from((("private keys", "compressed", startref="private-key-compress")))((("public key cryptography", "private keys", "compressed", startref="pub-key-private-compress")))((("compressed private keys", startref="compress-private-key"))) older wallets.
=== Advanced Keys and Addresses