BIPs bitcoin improvement proposals

46 - Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds

BIP: 46 source Layer: Applications Title: Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds Author: Chris Belcher Thebora Kompanioni Comments-URI: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/wiki/Comments:BIP-0046 Status: Draft Type: Standards Track Created: 2022-04-01 License: CC0-1.0 Post-History: 2022-05-01: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-May/020389.html Table of ContentsAbstractCopyrightMotivationBackwards CompatibilityBackgroundFidelity bondsFidelity bonds in cold storageRationaleSpecificationsPublic key derivationTimelock derivationAddress derivationMessage signingTest vectorsReference Abstract This BIP defines the derivation scheme for HD wallets which create timelocked addresses used for creating fidelity bonds. It also gives advice to wallet developers on how to use fidelity bonds to sign over messages, such as certificates, which are needed when using fidelity bonds that are stored offline. Copyright This document is licensed under...