As per BIP341 [https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0341.mediawiki#]:
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“First, we outline taproot_tweak_pubkey for 32-byte BIP340 public key arrays. The operate returns a bit indicating the tweaked public key’s Y coordinate in addition to the general public key byte array. The parity bit will likely be required for spending the output with a script path.“
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That is proven within the “Script validation guidelines” part:
If q ≠ x(Q) or c[0] & 1 ≠ y(Q) mod 2, fail [10]
- Following the reference [10]:
“Why is it essential to reveal a bit in a script path spend and examine that it matches the parity of the Y coordinate of Q? The parity of the Y coordinate is critical to raise the X coordinate q to a novel level. Whereas this isn’t strictly mandatory for verifying the taproot dedication as described above, it’s mandatory to permit batch verification. Alternatively, Q might be pressured to have a good Y coordinate, however that might require retrying with totally different inside public keys (or totally different messages) till Q has that property. There isn’t a draw back to including the parity bit as a result of in any other case the management block bit could be unused.”
I perceive (I feel) why storing the parity of the taproot_tweak_pubkey within the Witness’ Management Block “isn’t strictly mandatory” for verifying the validity of a P2TR-Script-Path spend.
- The spender, who constructed the Witness capable of spend the UTXO;
- And the verifier (e.g. node), who’s working validation guidelines on that
transaction; - They each assemble the taproot_tweak_pubkey the identical method: Identical
Merkle Root, identical Inside PubKey, identical Tweak = identical
taproot_tweak_pubkey.
However, I assume there are nonetheless good safety explanation why checking the parity was added as a validation rule within the P2TR-Script-Path, possibly clarifying this might be useful?
My principal query is why “it’s mandatory to permit batch verification”?
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