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Understanding the Ethereum Signature Format
Ethereum signatures are based on the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). The signature format consists of a signature hash, r and s components. Here is a breakdown of the format:
signature_hash
: 64-byte hash of the message
r
: 256-bit public key component
s
: 256-bit private key component
Python Code
Here is a sample Python code snippet that demonstrates how to extract the r and s components from a signature:
import hashlib
from Crypto.PublicKey import EC
Define the signature hashsignature_hash = b'\x02\x01\x00\x00\x03\x12\x11\x14'
Extract the signature hash value (hex)hex_signature_hash = signature_hash.hex()
Get the components of the public keypublic_key = EC().key
r_component = hex(signature_hash).replace('\x00', '')
s_component = hex(public_key.r)
Note: Elliptic curve uses x instead of yprint(f"r_component (bytes): {r_component}")
print(f"s_component (hex): {s_component}")
Explanation
- First, we define the signature hash as a byte object.
- We extract the signature hash value in hexadecimal format using the
hex()
method.
- We create an EC key from the public key component (elliptic curve uses x instead of y). Note that we use “x” instead of “y” because ECDSA is based on elliptic curves with a different curve order than RSA.
- We extract the r and s components by converting the signature hash to bytes using the
replace('\x00', '')
method, which removes all leading zeros (\x00
). The r component is now in bytes, while the s component remains in hexadecimal format.
Note: In Ethereum, ECDSA uses a different curve order than RSA. We use “x” instead of “y” because an elliptic curve uses x instead of y.
Example use case
You can use this code snippet to verify the authenticity and integrity of a signature. For example, you can create a new public key component using the following code:
public_key = EC().key
print(public_key)
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This will output the public key component in bytes.
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