signature

Phonetic: /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/, /ˌkrɪptəˈɡræfɪk/

Part of Speech: noun

Category: To be determined

In the context of public blockchain networks, a 'signature' is generally a cryptographic signature, generated by a public-private key pair. See 'Digital signature'

Definition source: Mapachurro probably wrote this.

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A 64-byte ed25519 signature of R (32-bytes) and S (32-bytes). With the requirement that R is a packed Edwards point not of small order and S is a scalar in the range of 0 <= S < L. This requirement ensures no signature malleability. Each transaction must have at least one signature for fee account. Thus, the first signature in transaction can be treated as transaction id

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