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Topic: Hexadecimal private key question (Read 81 times)

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April 17, 2021, 08:53:16 PM
#3
00 is a perfectly valid byte value in a private key... all values between 0x01 and 0xFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFE BAAE DCE6 AF48 A03B BFD2 5E8C D036 4140 are valid private keys.

refer: https://developer.bitcoin.org/devguide/wallets.html#private-key-formats

check this on bitaddress
Code:
249C000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


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Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
April 17, 2021, 08:26:13 PM
#2
00 is a perfectly valid byte value in a private key... all values between 0x01 and 0xFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFE BAAE DCE6 AF48 A03B BFD2 5E8C D036 4140 are valid private keys.

refer: https://developer.bitcoin.org/devguide/wallets.html#private-key-formats

check this on bitaddress
Code:
249C000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


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Activity: 217
Merit: 109
April 17, 2021, 08:14:23 PM
#1
Does a 00 in a private key indicate a corruption of the key ie 249C00. Thanks if anyone knows.
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