verifymessage (0.17.99 RPC)
blockchain
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util
wallet
verifymessage "address" "signature" "message"
Verify a signed message
Arguments
1. "address" |
string required |
The bitcoin address to use for the signature. |
2. "signature" |
string required |
The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage). |
3. "message" |
string required |
The message that was signed. |
Result
true|false |
boolean |
If the signature is verified or not. |
Examples
Unlock the wallet for 30 seconds
bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase "mypassphrase" 30
Create the signature
bitcoin-cli signmessage "1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX" "my message"
Verify the signature
bitcoin-cli verifymessage "1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX" "signature" "my message"
As json rpc
curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "verifymessage", "params": ["1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX", "signature", "my message"] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/