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Bitcoin => Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: xeverse on April 22, 2013, 08:26:04 PM



Title: Address Validity Check
Post by: xeverse on April 22, 2013, 08:26:04 PM

Do bitcoin addresses have a hash sum embedded to check if it's valid or not?

Or are they just completely random..


Title: Re: Address Validity Check
Post by: gglon on April 22, 2013, 08:32:15 PM
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0)


Title: Re: Address Validity Check
Post by: xeverse on April 22, 2013, 08:38:14 PM
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0)
Thanks.

How does this affect the maximum allowed address pool?


Title: Re: Address Validity Check
Post by: grue on April 22, 2013, 08:55:48 PM
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1026.0)
Thanks.

How does this affect the maximum allowed address pool?
it doesn't. it just makes the address slightly longer. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses


Title: Re: Address Validity Check
Post by: xeverse on April 22, 2013, 09:25:09 PM
it doesn't. it just makes the address slightly longer. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses
That's clear. Thank you. Answered.