User:Casascius/Base58Check-encoded objects proposal

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Regular private key

Indicates an uncompressed private key. Widely accepted as "wallet import format", "sipa format".

  • Version byte: 0x80
  • Payload bytes: 32
  • How the user sees it: Always 51 characters beginning with '5' (specifically: 5H, 5J, or 5K)
  • Range in base58 encoding:
    • Lowest possible value: 5HpHagT65TZzG1PH3CSu63k8DbpvD8s5ip4nEB3kEsreAbuatmU
    • Highest possible value: 5Km2kuu7vtFDPpxywn4u3NLu8iSdrqhxWT8tUKjeEXs2f9yxoWz


Proposed encoding for compressed private key

Observation

A Base58Check string starts with '5' when it has a version byte of 0x80 and a payload of 43 bytes. (range: 5h thru 5j - lowercase mimic!)