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The last few bytes can be generated to be the same also.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2017, 14:20 Ricardo Filipe via bitcoin-dev, <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> start double checking the last few bytes instead?
>
> 2017-10-30 8:56 GMT+00:00 shiva sitamraju via bitcoin-dev
> <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I copy and paste bitcoin address, I double check the first few
> bytes,
> > to make sure I copied the correct one. This is to make sure some rogue
> > software is not changing the address, or I incorrectly pasted the wrong
> > address.
> >
> >
> > With Bech32 address, its seems like in this department we are taking as
> step
> > in the backward direction. With the traditional address, I could compare
> > first few bytes like 1Ko or 1L3. With bech32, bc1. is all I can see and
> > compare which is likely to be same anyway. Note that most users will only
> > compare the first few bytes only (since addresses themselves are very
> long
> > and will overflow in a mobile text box).
> >
> > Is there anyway to make the Bech32 addresses format more visually
> distinct
> > (atleast the first few bytes) ?
> >
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<p dir=3D"ltr">The last few bytes can be generated to be the same also.</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, 30 Oct 2017, 14:20 =
Ricardo Filipe via bitcoin-dev, <<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.lin=
uxfoundation.org">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<br><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le=
ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">start double checking the last few byte=
s instead?<br>
<br>
2017-10-30 8:56 GMT+00:00 shiva sitamraju via bitcoin-dev<br>
<<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_bla=
nk">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>>:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> When I copy and paste bitcoin address, I double check the first few by=
tes,<br>
> to make sure I copied the correct one. This is to make sure some rogue=
<br>
> software is not changing the address, or I incorrectly pasted the wron=
g<br>
> address.<br>
><br>
><br>
> With Bech32 address, its seems like in this department we are taking a=
s step<br>
> in the backward direction. With the traditional address, I could compa=
re<br>
> first few bytes like 1Ko or 1L3. With bech32, bc1. is all I can see an=
d<br>
> compare which is likely to be same anyway. Note that most users will o=
nly<br>
> compare the first few bytes only (since addresses themselves are very =
long<br>
> and will overflow in a mobile text box).<br>
><br>
> Is there anyway to make the Bech32 addresses format more visually dist=
inct<br>
> (atleast the first few bytes) ?<br>
><br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
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ank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a><br>
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