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Title: How does a signed message work? Post by: ReigningPigs on December 28, 2015, 05:51:23 PM I see a lot of members on the forums signing messages and signing their BTC addresses what does it mean and how does it work?
Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: achow101 on December 28, 2015, 05:52:53 PM Signing messages proves that the message you signed was not altered in any way and it proves that you own the private key to the public key to signed the message.
Here is a guide on how to sign messages: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=990345.0 Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: Velkro on December 28, 2015, 09:52:33 PM This guide above pretty much says it all, but i will add that signing works through PGP encryption. You could learn about that because u can sign message without bitcoin involvement at all.
Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: relq on December 29, 2015, 02:46:01 AM I see a lot of members on the forums signing messages and signing their BTC addresses what does it mean and how does it work? Signing messages used for proves that it's your own. not anyone else that hack or not have your id. it's important because sign message same like password. Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: 3Coins on December 29, 2015, 02:47:38 AM This guide above pretty much says it all, but i will add that signing works through PGP encryption. You could learn about that because u can sign message without bitcoin involvement at all. Can you post a link where PGP encryption is being discussed like the thread created by ShorenaTitle: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: shorena on December 29, 2015, 04:18:18 PM This guide above pretty much says it all, but i will add that signing works through PGP encryption. You could learn about that because u can sign message without bitcoin involvement at all. Can you post a link where PGP encryption is being discussed like the thread created by ShorenaThere is no such thread yet. I was asked several times to create something similar for PGP, but I have not done anything yet. Maybe velkro wants to create a PGP how to? I dont know. Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: ReigningPigs on December 29, 2015, 09:45:18 PM Signing messages proves that the message you signed was not altered in any way and it proves that you own the private key to the public key to signed the message. Here is a guide on how to sign messages: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=990345.0 If you sign your Bitcoin address will you be exposing your private key? Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: achow101 on December 29, 2015, 09:59:22 PM Signing messages proves that the message you signed was not altered in any way and it proves that you own the private key to the public key to signed the message. Here is a guide on how to sign messages: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=990345.0 If you sign your Bitcoin address will you be exposing your private key? Title: Re: How does a signed message work? Post by: tommypug on December 29, 2015, 10:30:34 PM Signing messages proves that the message you signed was not altered in any way and it proves that you own the private key to the public key to signed the message. Here is a guide on how to sign messages: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=990345.0 If you sign your Bitcoin address will you be exposing your private key? Was just about to ask that, thanks for the info. |