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122 sats \ 1 reply \ @endothermicdev 10 Dec \ parent \ on: BOLT 11 - Is `n` mandatory or not? lightning
It's really just this line that's confusing, right? Because n isn't really mandatory.
A reader:
  • MUST fail the payment if any mandatory field (p, h, s, n) does not have the correct length (52, 52, 52, 53).
Because later it's more clear with:
A reader: ...
  • if a valid n field is provided:
  • MUST use the n field to validate the signature instead of performing public-key recovery.
  • If the signature is not compliant with the low-S standard rule<sup>low-S</sup>:
    • MUST fail the payment
If it confused you, I'm sure it's confused others. I think it's worthwhile to fix unclear wording in the spec.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek OP 10 Dec
Yes, exactly! Created a PR.
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