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Transaction Signature Verification for Version 0 Witness Program

BIP 143, Transaction Signature Verification for Version 0 Witness Program. This proposal defines a new transaction digest algorithm for signature verification in version 0 witness program, in order to minimize redundant data hashing in verification, and to cover the input value by the signature.

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Authors: Johnson Lau
Date: 2016
Publisher: Johnson Lau
Version: Source cited by the 2016 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0253
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Lau, J. (2016). Transaction Signature Verification for Version 0 Witness Program. Johnson Lau. https://bips.dev/143

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@techreport{bip1432016,
  title = {Transaction Signature Verification for Version 0 Witness Program},
  author = {Johnson Lau},
  year = {2016},
  institution = {Johnson Lau},
  url = {https://bips.dev/143},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/bip-143}
}

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AU  - Johnson Lau
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