Blockchain Signature HELP!

[MikeMike]

Thanks!
 

[DannyHamilton]

Could someone please help...

I do not understand how the private key, signature, message works for sending Bitcoins.

I've tried with Blockchain and bitcoinqt.


from a newb tripping all over themselves and face down in the mud.
 

It is not clear what you are attempting to accomplish.

[MikeMike]

Could someone please help...

I do not understand how the private key, signature, message works for sending Bitcoins.

I've tried with Blockchain and bitcoinqt.


from a newb tripping all over themselves and face down in the mud.
 

It is not clear what you are attempting to accomplish.

Thanks for your reply,

Trying to send money with a personal message of what that transaction is for including a signature to prove I own the address.

I don't understand where my private address is or how to get it in my blockchain account either.
Not sure if when I sign an address if the key it gives me is sent along with it or I have to put it in the notes and if it's in the notes is it for all to see?
Is the signed address stored somewhere I can access it?

[DannyHamilton]

Thanks for your reply,

Trying to send money with a personal message of what that transaction is for including a signature to prove I own the address.

I don't understand where my private address is or how to get it in my blockchain account either.
Not sure if when I sign an address if the key it gives me is sent along with it or I have to put it in the notes and if it's in the notes is it for all to see?
Is the signed address stored somewhere I can access it?

Ok, lets try taking this step by step.

Step 1.  Can I assume that you are using https://blockchain.info/wallet for your wallet?

Step 2.  Understand that messages sent with a payment is not something that is part of bitcoin.  It is just an added feature that blockchain.info provides to users of the blockchain.info wallet.  As such, the message can not be sent unless you are using a blockchain.info wallet, and is only visible on the blockchain.info website.  Anyone with the transactionID can see the message that you include if they look at the transaction on the blockchain.info website.

Step 3. A signed message could perhaps be included with the payment, but typically you would send a signed message directly to the person for which it is intend. Typically this would be sent with email or a Personal Message (PM).  Has the recipient given you a specific message they want you to sign, or have they left it up to you to create a message?

Step 4. I'm not aware of a way to sign a message within the blockchain.info wallet.  What software do you intend to use for creating the signature?

[MikeMike]

Thanks for your reply,

Trying to send money with a personal message of what that transaction is for including a signature to prove I own the address.

I don't understand where my private address is or how to get it in my blockchain account either.
Not sure if when I sign an address if the key it gives me is sent along with it or I have to put it in the notes and if it's in the notes is it for all to see?
Is the signed address stored somewhere I can access it?

Ok, lets try taking this step by step.

Step 1.  Can I assume that you are using https://blockchain.info/wallet for your wallet?
I am using blockchain
Step 2.  Understand that messages sent with a payment is not something that is part of bitcoin.  It is just an added feature that blockchain.info provides to users of the blockchain.info wallet.  As such, the message can not be sent unless you are using a blockchain.info wallet, and is only visible on the blockchain.info website.  Anyone with the transactionID can see the message that you include if they look at the transaction on the blockchain.info website.
Here is recent payment sent and is this the blockchain ID?
https://blockchain.info/tx/253b01cf689c6afa37a0a459476a9a1ce56764b55bdaf097a57d47e13f660763
Where do I find my message???
Step 3. A signed message could perhaps be included with the payment, but typically you would send a signed message directly to the person for which it is intend. Typically this would be sent with email or a Personal Message (PM).  Has the recipient given you a specific message they want you to sign, or have they left it up to you to create a message?
How do I sign a message and send it to them from the blockchain Wallet?
How does that work?
Is it a situation of just going through the process and copy/pasing the info. but never sending it?
Step 4. I'm not aware of a way to sign a message within the blockchain.info wallet.  What software do you intend to use for creating the signature?
If you go to the address where your coins are in and hit the "Actions Tab" you can sign a message to that address and then I PRESUME when it is sent with payment they on the other end will see that sig and message.

[MikeMike]

Thanks for your reply,

Trying to send money with a personal message of what that transaction is for including a signature to prove I own the address.

I don't understand where my private address is or how to get it in my blockchain account either.
Not sure if when I sign an address if the key it gives me is sent along with it or I have to put it in the notes and if it's in the notes is it for all to see?
Is the signed address stored somewhere I can access it?

Ok, lets try taking this step by step.

Step 1.  Can I assume that you are using https://blockchain.info/wallet for your wallet?

Step 2.  Understand that messages sent with a payment is not something that is part of bitcoin.  It is just an added feature that blockchain.info provides to users of the blockchain.info wallet.  As such, the message can not be sent unless you are using a blockchain.info wallet, and is only visible on the blockchain.info website.  Anyone with the transactionID can see the message that you include if they look at the transaction on the blockchain.info website.

Step 3. A signed message could perhaps be included with the payment, but typically you would send a signed message directly to the person for which it is intend. Typically this would be sent with email or a Personal Message (PM).  Has the recipient given you a specific message they want you to sign, or have they left it up to you to create a message?

Step 4. I'm not aware of a way to sign a message within the blockchain.info wallet.  What software do you intend to use for creating the signature?

I finally figured it out.
Well, The part I needed for now!

THANKS! for all those that helped!
 

[DannyHamilton]

If you go to the address where your coins are in and hit the "Actions Tab" you can sign a message to that address and then I PRESUME when it is sent with payment they on the other end will see that sig and message.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of this feature.  This is good to know, thanks for the info.

[nnyld]

great info.

[MikeMike]

I don't think you have to use the address with your BTC in them.

I presume you could create a new address and sign that one too.
Label it and then send the BTC to yourself into that address.
Then you could sign it and send BTC from that new Address.

I will try it when able.