Questions tagged [hash]
A hash function is an algorithm that transfers data input of any size into a fixed size data which acts as a kind of "signature" for the data provided.
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Gas cost of a sha256 hash
I'm confused about the cost of the sha256 function, because my understanding of the cost from the yellow paper ( https://ethereum.github.io/yellowpaper/paper.pdf (Appendix E. Precompiled Contracts) ) ...
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How to parse ecrecover parameters?
I am looking into getting the public key from ANY ethereum address (not owned by me) that has sent a transaction at least once. It seems that the most viable solution here would be to use ethereumjs-...
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Different outputs for Keccak256(), which one is right?
To get a value from contract storage I used this geth code succesfully:
var contractAddress = '0x88e726de6cbadc47159c6ccd4f7868ae7a037730'
var index = '...
asked Aug 22 at 10:24
Juan Ignacio Pérez Sacristán
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How to cancel pending transaction of ethereum from exchange wallet? [duplicate]
How to cancel pending transaction of ethereum from exchange wallet? It is pending for around 36 hours now. There is no available tx hash.
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Solidity: extract data from signed message?
In an effort to reduce gas costs for users, I'm looking for a way to delegate certain transactions to a contract owner so that the owner makes a transactions that would have been otherwise sent by the ...
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Off-chain authorization system
I'm working on a dapp and am running into a dilemma regarding how to balance trustlessness with the cost of transactions for users.
In order to reduce gas usage by users, I want to be able to able to ...
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How to generate the full list of function selectors for a contract?
A contract has many functions and how to automatically generate the full selector list, including inherited functions, for the whole contract?
Preferred solution shouldn’t require more than a web ...
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How to find the value of erc20 token sent out using transaction hash
How can i find the value of erc20 token in a transaction using the hash generated?
I can't seem to find answers anywhere.
Edit:I found that it is possible to use w.eth.getTransactionReceipt('...
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is it possible to use IPFS Hash to ensure file integrity?
My question is if i can use the IPFS Reference/Hash to ensure file integrity. In other words if i have a file can i use a specific Hashfunction to ensure that the generated Hash of that file is equal ...
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What is the best way to store a hexadecimal value in an array in Solidity?
I am attempting to store a hash (web3.sha3) into an array in a smart contract.
What is the best way to do that?
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Am I hashing the data in the file itself, or just the reference?
I am attempting to create an app where I upload a file to a website and then I submit a hash of that file onto Ethereum. I am unsure whether I am hashing the actual file below or just the reference to ...
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How to hash multiple values including array keccak256 Solidity v5.0.x and web3 'Autodetection of array types is not supported.'
How can I receive the same hash in solidity and web3?
Multiple values where one is a multi dimensional array.
Solidity v0.5.x:
pragma solidity 0.5.6;
pragma experimental ABIEncoderV2;
contract Hash{...
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web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction executed successfully but never any ETH transferred actually
as you see in below, i the raw transaction has been set by the gas simplify value, the returned value is an implemented transaction hashcode, but never assumed result by this transaction figure out
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Getting the transaction hash on function call
I am new to Solidity, Web3, and Ethereum.
I am trying to build a web application through which users can upload a file to IPFS, then store the IPFS hash in the blockchain. I am using the React truffle ...
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Parity synced at not existing block 4839212
I have problem with parity, cant get synchronization in archive mode to end,
anything, changing arguments, max-, min-, snapshot-peers, parity verisions do not help.
I have blockchain in archive mode ...
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Hash bytes32 and uint32 in Soldiity 0.5.8
How can we efficiently calculate a hash value for a combination of bytes32 and integer value?
Like in JavaScript "someString" + someInt.
I tried:
function fx(bytes32 _left, uint32 _right) public ...
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How to retrieve transaction hash value from the Promise object using web3js?
I'm trying to retrieve the transaction hash value after I call my smart contract method.
My Promise object looks like below.
returnPromise:
Promise { "pending" }
<state>: "...
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How to encode function call in C
I understand web3 can be basically used for every existing task, however, is there anything we can use for C? My C program is communicating with the RPC server using the curl library, by posting JSON ...
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Costs/efficiency of locating stored data on Ethereum
Based on the answer to this question, storing IPFS hashes on Ethereum could be done in 3 ways:
Store it as a string
Store it as a struct
Store it in event log
Ordered from most expensive to least ...
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Ideal way to store hash on the ethereum blockchain
I would like to store a certificate on the blockchain. I only need to store its hash and if its been verified by both parties or not.
Should I create a struct that is made up of bytes32 for the hash, ...
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How does a message signed in Remix IDE?
What is signing method that is used in remix IDE and how is the hash value calculated from the message that is being signed?
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Block header hash calculation [duplicate]
What inputs go into the RLP and Keccak function to calculate the block header hash?
I looked up the header struct. Which of those values are fed into the RLP, Keccak? Were nonce and mixed hash left ...
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block hash from block-header rlp [duplicate]
Given the RLP of a block header, how do i get the block hash?
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/master/core/types/block.go#L99
The above link says: Hash returns the block hash of the ...
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block-header hash verification
As part of a validation service I am working on, I need to be able to verify that the blockHeader hash was created correctly. Based on my understanding following are the steps to regenerate the header ...
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How to create and compare a 32 byte hash of a string in solidity 0.5
I simply want to create a 32 byte hash of a string and compare equality to another one, but this is proving almost impossible for some reason. E.g:
hash("a") == hash("b")
My compiler throws errors ...
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How network hashrate is being calculated? [duplicate]
Hashrate
The number of attempts that miner makes per second is known as the hash rate or hash power.
Network's hashrate
It is the most important data point in blockchain tech. ... Essentially, the ...
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i want to get data from the transaction hash i tried many codes at last i am getting boxes in the output
1) First, I got the input
console.log(web3.eth.getTransaction('0x725fc75264726f409793164e336e7d5ed35df8d2be469a0cc1a3a8cc4756b9b9').then((i) => console.log(i) ));
2) I manually pasted the input ...
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Match web3py hashing function to solidity hashing function
If I am using web3py to hash some data, like so,
msgHash = w3.soliditySha3(['bytes32','bytes32'], [dataBytes, saltBytes]);
What would be the correct way to hash inside of a Solidity contract and ...
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For Recipient how do I store Sender's account address and Password of Recipient's own account in hashed from?
How to check following things using Solidity:
Password matching (hash formed)
if password matches then transfer take place
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Can I use an address value in such a hash function
I have a method which updates 3 mappings in my contract.
To save data I use some items properties and message sender address, which allows easily to get users data.
mapping(bytes32 => uint256) ...
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How do I use SoliditySha3 in Nethereum?
According to this, web3 should contain the function soliditySha3. It can take an object (JSON), serialize it, and use the result as input to Keccak256. According to the documentation, the arguments ...
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Hash functions soldity to python
In Solidity, I run the following code:
function hashTest() public returns(bytes32,bytes32,bytes32) {
bytes32 _solution = 0xbc756c25d68ea2f260ea5f15e1e1c734c019cbc014270dd386eacca4699f60f6;
bytes32 v ...
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How will Proof of Stake affect blockhash generation
When (and if) Ethereum switches to proof of stake, how will the hash of blocks (most likely) be set?
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Does web3 soliditySha3 work with json object?
The above hash data is generated by web3 soliditySha3 with the objects below.
It seems the function generates hashes as I wanted; each object has different hash value. But I am not sure if it's ...
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compare signed and unsigned hash [duplicate]
with ecrecover the signer's address can be extracted from a signed hash: ecrecover(signedHash, v, r, s) == address
But I could not discover how to validate the hash.
function validateHash(...
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Can we use Ethereum Swarm to store normal data other than blockchain or dapp data.
I want some basic data to be stored like name and city phone no etc.So just want to ask can I use ethereum swarm just to store file and make several node to create decentralized storage.
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Encrypt data using public key
I have three data fields in a form which will return a string. I would like to hash the value of these three strings and store it in the blockchain. However the data in these three strings is ...
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get same output as solidity SHA256 in JS
Is there a js function/library which gives same output as sha256 in solidity? I am saving a hash in a mapping and can access it via cli (truffle console) and see what the hash is but I would like to ...
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Is data inputted as a parameter for a smart contract function visible?
Let's say I have something like this:
bytes32 person;
function registerPerson(address _person) public {
bytes32 x;
x = sha256(abi.encodePacked(_person));
person = x;
}
For privacy reasons, ...
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Hashing header “offline” python
I am trying to prove that the TransactionsRoot and the ReceiptsRoot do belong to a specific block. So that I can verify without web3 that all the transactions and receipts actually belong to this ...
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How to get two points (x, y) from an encoded pubkey?
this gives a valid address from two points;
address(uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(point[0], point[1]))) & 0x00FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF);
but does that mean that if you are ...
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Creating hash of a struct in Solidity and JavaScript
I have created a message hash in JavaScript using:
let message = {
'message': 'Receiver closing signature',
'sender': sender,
'balance': value
};
message = web3.utils.toHex(...
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Creating an Ethereum id Hash
I'm trying to understand how to convert my transaction data into the id hash before signing the transaction.
Let's say I have this data:
transaction = {
'to': to_address,
'from': ...
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Checksum vs. Hash: Differences and Similarities ? [closed]
What are similarities and differences between a "checksum" algorithm and a "hash" function?
Can they be used instead of each other? Or their usage are different?
For example, for verifying the ...
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retrieving an original data from a hash: is it reliable?
Normally, one of the purposes of hashing a string (such as a transaction) is summarizing the data to save the size because of the space limitation.
If this proposition is true, now assume we need to ...
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messageHash hash function
In this example, by which algorithm is messageHash hashed by?
web3.eth.accounts.sign("Hello, world!", '0x0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef')
{ message: 'Hello, world!',
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How is the keccak256(a, b) function implemented?
I need to understand how keccak256(a, b) is implemented and how it differs from keccak256(a || b).
Is the content padded?
I need this because I do not want to allow for vulnerabilities where a user ...
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How does knowing the root hash of a past world state help me to revert to this world state?
In section 4.1 of the Ethereum yellow-paper (http://gavwood.com/Paper.pdf) the following is written:
The world state (state), is a mapping between addresses (160-bit
identifiers) and account ...
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Common use cases for hashing functions? [closed]
I'm developing my first dapp with solidity and I was wondering in which cases should I use hashing functions like keccak. I know how they work but it is not clear to me when should I use them and to ...
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Why are Ethereum addresses hashes of public keys?
I understand how Ethereum addresses are generated. This thread has a great explanation: How are ethereum addresses generated?
However, what this explanation is missing is why a hash is used.
There ...
