[GUIDE] How to sign a message from your Bitcoin address

[Leunamen 244]

On 10/8/2019 at 7:31 AM, 1millionClub said:

In this post I’ll show you how to sign a message on the bitcoin blockchain. The process is more or less the same for the other coins.

To sign a message I am going to use the Electrum desktop light wallet. You can download it here.

Signing a message is important because you can use it as a proof of ownership of your funds, forum accounts or something else. By signing a message from an address you own and control, you make sure of that nobody can troll people for the things you didn’t do or say.

Here is how you do it,

Step 1:

Open electrum, click tools, from the menu click “sign/verify message”

Step 2:

Fill the empty spots. Write a message about whatever you want to tell people. Write down your public address. (Only use the address that you own/control, otherwise it is not going to work!) Then click “Sign”

That’s it!

After you clicked “Sign” the program will generate your signature.

If you later click the “Verify” button, you’ll see a message “Signature Verified”

If you want to verify someone else’s message. You basically fill the empty spaces with the information s/he gave you and again you need to click “Verify” to see if  s/he is telling the truth or not.

I hope you'll find this information useful in someday.

http://getinbitcoin.com/2018/12/16/how-to-sign-a-message/

edit:

You can also practice this information you learned here:

 

Very good tutorial for people who are starting to learn about the world of cryptomonies, keeps uploading content like this.

[WillSol23 267]

On 10/8/2019 at 7:31 AM, 1millionClub said:

In this post I’ll show you how to sign a message on the bitcoin blockchain. The process is more or less the same for the other coins.

To sign a message I am going to use the Electrum desktop light wallet. You can download it here.

Signing a message is important because you can use it as a proof of ownership of your funds, forum accounts or something else. By signing a message from an address you own and control, you make sure of that nobody can troll people for the things you didn’t do or say.

Here is how you do it,

Step 1:

Open electrum, click tools, from the menu click “sign/verify message”

Step 2:

Fill the empty spots. Write a message about whatever you want to tell people. Write down your public address. (Only use the address that you own/control, otherwise it is not going to work!) Then click “Sign”

That’s it!

After you clicked “Sign” the program will generate your signature.

If you later click the “Verify” button, you’ll see a message “Signature Verified”

If you want to verify someone else’s message. You basically fill the empty spaces with the information s/he gave you and again you need to click “Verify” to see if  s/he is telling the truth or not.

I hope you'll find this information useful in someday.

http://getinbitcoin.com/2018/12/16/how-to-sign-a-message/

edit:

You can also practice this information you learned here:

 

An excellent tutorial for people who are starting out in the world of cryptology, learning about cryptology, continues to upload content like this, a brilliant teaching for tomorrow's learning.

[Mahadi hasan Nayem 31]

Wow its so much informational topis ! I did not know that ! Thanks for sharing this

[maher salem 34]

I used this, but it was only to obtain a Bitcoin address. If you don't need a signature, then there is an issue with the address. Because I'm not an expert, I want to ask. Is this only for Bitcoin Segregated Witness wallets?

[Manuel Cortes Hernandez 295]

Verify and sign a message with a Bitcoin address, which allows you to verify your email address without sharing your private key. 

There are many occasions when this action is required to prove that someone has the bitcoins that are in a certain address.

[rocki 319]

 

On 11/9/2019 at 11:23 AM, TimopheyKa said:

Many thanks for this information, it is very useful! And now I know how to use a cryptocurrency number. This information will be very useful for beginners, and very much help them!

Indeed, in my opinion, the guide is very necessary, especially for me - I'm beginner in cryptocurrencies. I learned a lot of new useful information here. Thank you.

[therobert 49]

In my opinion the post is very useful, it teaches very clearly in each of its steps what has to be done, I liked very much this tutorial, thank you very much!

[ares12345 1]

Thank you very much for that tutorial so it makes some people understand when they do not understand a little of the subject

[wiliamblacke 157]

On 10/8/2019 at 7:31 AM, 1millionClub said:

In this post I’ll show you how to sign a message on the bitcoin blockchain. The process is more or less the same for the other coins.

To sign a message I am going to use the Electrum desktop light wallet. You can download it here.

Signing a message is important because you can use it as a proof of ownership of your funds, forum accounts or something else. By signing a message from an address you own and control, you make sure of that nobody can troll people for the things you didn’t do or say.

Here is how you do it,

Step 1:

Open electrum, click tools, from the menu click “sign/verify message”

Step 2:

Fill the empty spots. Write a message about whatever you want to tell people. Write down your public address. (Only use the address that you own/control, otherwise it is not going to work!) Then click “Sign”

That’s it!

After you clicked “Sign” the program will generate your signature.

If you later click the “Verify” button, you’ll see a message “Signature Verified”

If you want to verify someone else’s message. You basically fill the empty spaces with the information s/he gave you and again you need to click “Verify” to see if  s/he is telling the truth or not.

I hope you'll find this information useful in someday.

http://getinbitcoin.com/2018/12/16/how-to-sign-a-message/

edit:

You can also practice this information you learned here:

 

What a good tutorial you just shared with us, it is interesting to see this kind of thing that one can do, but this can be done with any wallet or only with Electrum?
 

[Mirandum 77]

On 10/8/2019 at 3:42 PM, Consignee said:

That was a great tutorial for most of the user who are totally new here. Thank you for creating this tutorial. Would you mind editing the topic with this stake address so that users can stake an address here to follow a recovery step if needed in future.

Link- https://cryptotalk.org/topic/221-account-recovery-stake-any-address/

 

@epidemia Can you please sticky this tutorial?

Can this tutorial work for any com? A means of encryption to a Blockchain or what.

 I think I like this forum it is so educative

[kabiroff 23]

Thank you very much for this tutorial

[V.K 33]

Bu konuyu bilmiyordum, forumu okudum, çok iyi bilgilendirildim. teşekkür ederim

[kame2030 158]

Excellent step by step to sign a message from my bitcoin address. Thank you very much for sharing and taking the time to explain the process

[rocki 319]

22 hours ago, Logunchik said:

Mate not sure from what reference you are talking it. Yes I am a geek and I have been in the space from long time. I am holding bitcoin and have seen the ATH but still held.

I am a regular bitcoiner.

If you are okay using an online hot wallet then be my guest.

It is always safer to keep your savings on a cold wallet than to entrust money to someone else's hands, e.g. cryptocurrency exchanges, you never know what will happen to them.

[caeb2009 154]

Thank very much for the information friend. I think that is a information very helpful. Besides I don't Knew it :).

[fanofrobsten 25]

Step by step is exactly what a newbie like me would find helpful. Thank you!

[FlyfeCro 80]

Is this only for the segwit bitcoin wallet? I used this, but only to get a bitcoin address.and that you have your own private key for this address.
Everyone should try to learn the online message

[musik555 35]

yobit nice exchange for bitcoin/btc

 

How does Bitcoin work?
From the user's perspective, Bitcoin is nothing more than a desktop or mobile application that provides a personal Bitcoin wallet and allows the user to send and receive bitcoins with it. This is how Bitcoin works for most users.

Behind the scenes, the Bitcoin network shares a public ledger called a "block chain." This accounting contains each transaction processed, allowing to verify the validity of each transaction. The authenticity of each transaction is protected by digital signatures corresponding to the sending addresses, allowing all users to have full control when sending Bitcoins from their Bitcoin addresses. Furthermore, anyone can process a transaction using the computational power of specialized hardware and get a reward in Bitcoins for this service. This is commonly called "mining" or mining. To learn more about Bitcoin, you can consult the dedicated page and the original document.
 

[rocki 319]

On 10/8/2019 at 2:31 PM, 1millionClub said:

In this post I’ll show you how to sign a message on the bitcoin blockchain. The process is more or less the same for the other coins.

To sign a message I am going to use the Electrum desktop light wallet. You can download it here.

Signing a message is important because you can use it as a proof of ownership of your funds, forum accounts or something else. By signing a message from an address you own and control, you make sure of that nobody can troll people for the things you didn’t do or say.

A very interesting tutorial. I have used the message signing function before but for the blockchain application and not for Electrum desktop. It's nice that you translate this function for this app. Thanks to you I already know how to use Electrum dekstop, I will be happy to try it in the future.

Edited October 4, 2020 by rocki

[Orientrader 39]

Very interesting, this if you did not know how to do, really thank you very much for taking the time to make the tutorial for us users from which we learn new things in this world of cryptomontages.

[Kalpesh 10]

sorry for that, but i do not know about this. i have no any tutorials for this type of concept. i am trying to learn for this concept. thanks for the sharing this useful information. 

[ricardo985 11]

Thank you very much for this article, very useful for me as a beginner.

[oneronur 5]

In fact, the first time I hear about sign a message from your bitcoin address, thank you for this good educational post. I knew about this and its usefulness for the first time now. I hope to find more good educational posts her

[Hami 42]

Thanks for this advise it helps a lot i never use this option i see it in blockchain Wallet. I will see if i can use it to sign any transaction

[memunis 79]

It is generally the same and for new followers it is not that complicated to form and proceed.