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I get it that the "OP_CHECKSIG" does this, but I can't see how to recreate it. I tried SHA1 and SHA256 of some of the info in a given bitcoin transaction but it didn't give me confirmed values of Z. Can someone please select a transaction, tell me which one it is and show me what I need to cut and paste into a SHA1 calculator to get the actual Z value?
The hash value of TX 9ec4bc49e828d924af1d1029cacf709431abbde46d59554b62bc270e3b29c4b1 is supposed to be z = c0e2d0a89a348de88fda08211c70d1d7e52ccef2eb9459911bf977d587784c6e and also z = 17b0f41c8c337ac1e18c98759e83a8cccbc368dd9d89e5f03cb633c265fd0ddc but I do not see how the z values are achieved.
That helps me somewhat, but an example of an existing transaction would enable me (and others I'd assume) to understand it best. Also, are you sure that that results in what is referred to as the "Z" value in the equation? – Mine – 2014-05-17T06:33:40.493
Yes, I am sure that this method works. This is a part of a program which looks for compromised private keys. The results (not recent) are here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=461351.msg6408633#msg6408633 () I can help you more but not for free.
– amaclin – 2014-05-19T04:15:38.040Is there, by chance, a website I could simply paste something into and it'll give me this hash? Too many steps to this process are currently beyond me. – Mine – 2014-11-19T02:38:16.893