bip66

What is bip66?

The bip66 npm package is used for encoding and decoding Bitcoin's BIP66 DER signatures. BIP66 is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal that enforces strict DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) encoding for signatures, which helps in improving security and interoperability.

What are bip66's main functionalities?

Encoding DER Signatures

This feature allows you to encode 'r' and 's' values into a DER-encoded signature. The 'r' and 's' values are components of an ECDSA signature.

const bip66 = require('bip66');
const r = Buffer.from('...'); // Buffer containing the 'r' value
const s = Buffer.from('...'); // Buffer containing the 's' value
const derSignature = bip66.encode(r, s);
console.log(derSignature);

Decoding DER Signatures

This feature allows you to decode a DER-encoded signature into its 'r' and 's' components. This is useful for verifying or manipulating the signature.

const bip66 = require('bip66');
const derSignature = Buffer.from('...'); // Buffer containing the DER-encoded signature
const { r, s } = bip66.decode(derSignature);
console.log(r, s);

Other packages similar to bip66

elliptic

The elliptic package is a comprehensive library for elliptic curve cryptography. It supports various elliptic curve algorithms and provides utilities for encoding and decoding signatures. Compared to bip66, elliptic offers a broader range of cryptographic functionalities beyond just DER encoding and decoding.

secp256k1

The secp256k1 package is a native implementation of the secp256k1 elliptic curve used in Bitcoin. It provides functions for signing, verifying, and manipulating ECDSA signatures. While it includes DER encoding and decoding, it is more focused on performance and low-level cryptographic operations compared to bip66.

bitcoinjs-lib

The bitcoinjs-lib package is a full-featured library for Bitcoin-related operations, including transaction creation, signing, and verification. It includes utilities for handling DER-encoded signatures as part of its broader functionality. Compared to bip66, bitcoinjs-lib offers a more extensive set of tools for Bitcoin development.

README

bip66

Strict DER signature encoding/decoding.t

See bip66.

Example

var bip66 = require('bip66')
var r = new Buffer('1ea1fdff81b3a271659df4aad19bc4ef83def389131a36358fe64b245632e777', 'hex')
var s = new Buffer('29e164658be9ce810921bf81d6b86694785a79ea1e52dbfa5105148d1f0bc1', 'hex')

bip66.encode(r, s)
// Buffer <30 43 02 20 1e a1 fd ff 81 b3 a2 71 65 9d f4 aa d1 9b c4 ef 83 de f3 89 13 1a 36 35 8f e6 4b 24 56 32 e7 77 02 1f 29 e1 64 65 8b e9 ce 81 09 21 bf 81 d6 b8 66 94 78 5a 79 ea 1e 52 db fa 51 05 14 8d 1f 0b c1>

var signature = new Buffer('304302201ea1fdff81b3a271659df4aad19bc4ef83def389131a36358fe64b245632e777021f29e164658be9ce810921bf81d6b86694785a79ea1e52dbfa5105148d1f0bc1', 'hex')
bip66.decode(
// => {
//	r: Buffer <1e a1 fd ff 81 b3 a2 71 65 9d f4 aa d1 9b c4 ef 83 de f3 89 13 1a 36 35 8f e6 4b 24 56 32 e7 77>,
//	s: Buffer <29 e1 64 65 8b e9 ce 81 09 21 bf 81 d6 b8 66 94 78 5a 79 ea 1e 52 db fa 51 05 14 8d 1f 0b c1>
// }

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