After compressed pubkeys: hybrid pubkeys



Summary:

In this context, there is a discussion between Pieter Wuille, Mike Hearn, and Wladimir about the different formats of encryption keys in OpenSSL. The conversation revolves around the differences between the uncompressed format (0x04), hybrid format for even Y coords (0x06), and hybrid format for odd Y coords (0x07). Pieter explains that the only difference between these formats is the first number. However, to prevent any surprises in the future if OpenSSL decides to add more key formats, Wladimir suggests disabling all other key formats in advance.


Updated on: 2023-06-06T05:30:00.279325+00:00