Change Max PrivKey From n to n-1 (n=order of the curve)

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David A. Harding 2014-08-18 20:34:16 -04:00
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@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ stored on pieces of paper.
Private keys are what are used to unlock satoshis from a particular address. In Bitcoin, a private key in standard format is simply a 256-bit number, between the values:
0x1 and 0xFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFE BAAE DCE6 AF48 A03B BFD2 5E8C D036 4141, representing nearly the entire range of 2<sup>256</sup>-1 values. The range is governed by the secp256k1 ECDSA encryption standard used by Bitcoin.
0x01 and 0xFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFE BAAE DCE6 AF48 A03B BFD2 5E8C D036 4140, representing nearly the entire range of 2<sup>256</sup>-1 values. The range is governed by the secp256k1 ECDSA encryption standard used by Bitcoin.
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