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RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof

A desk note on EIP 1186 (RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof). The file's status is Stagnant. The note records the text. It does not measure who runs it.

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Authors: Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch
Date: 2018
Publisher: Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch
Version: Source cited by the 2018 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-1239
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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A desk note on EIP 1186 (RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof). The file's status is Stagnant. The note records the text. It does not measure who runs it.

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Jentzsch, S., & Jentzsch, C. (2018). RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof. Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch. https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1186.md

BibTeX

@techreport{eip11862018,
  title = {RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof},
  author = {Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch},
  year = {2018},
  institution = {Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch},
  url = {https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1186.md},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-1186}
}

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TI  - RPC-Method to get Merkle Proofs - eth_getProof
AU  - Simon Jentzsch
AU  - Christoph Jentzsch
PY  - 2018
PB  - Simon Jentzsch, Christoph Jentzsch
UR  - https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1186.md
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

CSL-JSON

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