compressPublicKey

Compresses an uncompressed public key to its compressed form.

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Usage

import { compressPublicKey } from '@stacks/transactions';

const compressed = compressPublicKey(
  '04171ee91c13f2007bd22c3280987d113e9ffdb2f10631783473899868e67dcdb876f2be26558ea1d4194a96a3707aff085c96a643d43e02c0e9e67c5d47a7dac6'
);
// '0367b23680c33a3adc784b80952f9bba83169d84c6567f49c9a92f7cc9c9b6f61b'

Reference Link

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Signature

function compressPublicKey(publicKey: PublicKey): string;

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Returns

string

The compressed public key as a hex string (33 bytes, starts with 02 or 03).

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Parameters

publicKey (required)

• Type: PublicKey (string | Uint8Array)

The public key to compress. Can already be compressed (in which case it is returned as-is).