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Secp256k1PublicKey

Secp256k1PublicKey Objects​

class Secp256k1PublicKey(Secp256k1PublicKeyProtocol)

A secp256k1 public key.

BCS

The BCS serialized form for this type is defined by the following ABNF:

secp256k1-public-key = 33OCTET

derive_address​

def derive_address() -> Address

Derive an Address from this Public Key

An Address can be derived from a Secp256k1PublicKey by hashing the bytes of the public key prefixed with the Secp256k1 SignatureScheme flag (0x01).

hash( 0x01 || 33-byte secp256k1 public key)

scheme​

def scheme() -> SignatureScheme

Returns the signature scheme for this public key.

to_flagged_bytes​

def to_flagged_bytes() -> bytes

Returns the bytes with signature scheme flag prepended.