This confusion is why I request that (non-standard) signed message format. 75% of people were sending me just the signature without the message or address...
I personally use Brainwallet to verify, but I totally agree with this needing to become a standard. The way clients do it is a bunch of nonsense. 
Topic: Bitcoin signed message (Read 832 times)
This confusion is why I request that (non-standard) signed message format. 75% of people were sending me just the signature without the message or address...
Where are you trying to verify? You should get 3 independent fields, so no need to merge in a single text field.
Try the - qt client or blockchain.info
Try the - qt client or blockchain.info
Code:
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
hello world
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
1ELvnrA6PhUyDBS6iR25K1Xx4xXL6VMfJX
HPKvTnOjGNccVO3ZYdkQw44N3rogFzw8RnXd8KpgYoMJw4qk80lvTnDkCPcdccPRDCOo9ZjZkNj+jkIjtYsySlY=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
That's your signature, you need three inputs to verify: Address, Message (including spaces) & Signature. You don't need any specific format or order for those, you just need to have those three.
I've tried this today last few days.
but how in the heck do I get a message to look like a form of this?
The template shared by thymos
I sign a message in bitcoin core client and it comes out like this.
Nothing like the above quote.
but how in the heck do I get a message to look like a form of this?
The template shared by thymos
Quote
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
My account has been hacked/lost. Please reset the email to . The current date is .
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
My account
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
I sign a message in bitcoin core client and it comes out like this.
Nothing like the above quote.
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