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From: James Poole <james@microtrx.com>
To: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Bitcoin-development] Bip 32 Question
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:22:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAN4RR9gRQCEkns21OTCpWmGOftFXbR-cLWuJX805iPjGATmLyQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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Looking at the BIP32 definition, I hit a line that I would appreciate
clarification on.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki

Under the section "Private parent key → private child key" there is a step:

"The returned child key ki is parse256(IL) + kpar (mod n)."

Can someone help me understand what "n" is in the context of this
algorithm?  I very well could be looking right at it, but wanted to double
check if I am missing something.

Thanks,
James

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             reply	other threads:[~2015-06-12 18:48 UTC|newest]

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2015-06-12 18:22 James Poole [this message]
2015-06-12 19:42 ` [Bitcoin-development] Bip 32 Question William Swanson

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