BIP 66 (strict DER signatures, 2015)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Ethereum_Classic_Improvement_Proposal
gptkbp:activatedBy 2015-07-04
Soft fork
gptkbp:author gptkb:Pieter_Wuille
gptkbp:BIC 66
gptkbp:category Consensus rule change
gptkbp:created 2015-01-22
gptkbp:describes Enforces strict DER encoding for all ECDSA signatures in Bitcoin transactions.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BIP 66 (strict DER signatures, 2015)
gptkbp:motive To eliminate non-DER signatures and improve security and interoperability.
gptkbp:network gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkbp:replacedBy Non-strict DER signature acceptance
gptkbp:seeAlso BIP 34
BIP 62
BIP 65
gptkbp:status Final
gptkbp:title Strict DER signatures
gptkbp:type Consensus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bitcoin_mainnet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8