Schnorr Signature#
In the simplest case a signature in Ergo transaction is a Schnorr signature, in general case it is a signature corresponding to a subset of Generalized Schnorr Proofs.
- Ergo uses the same elliptic curve as Bitcoin (SecP256K1).
- Ergo's Schnorr signature is pretty close to known standards (RFCs).
- Allows us to adopt known protocols such as MuSig.
- It's possible to create adaptor signatures which can be used for private swaps.
- There were private swap demos with Bitcoin Cash
| Bitcoin | Ethereum | Ergo |
|---|---|---|
| Potentially, a lot of protocols | - | The same as Bitcoin |
Resources#
Generic auth is used on the blockchain. So in general case if you want to sign an arbitrary message with a pubkey used onchain, the key is in generalized Schnorr statetement aka SigmaBoolean form