From 1a553ee8be295f20aca3bc24d85732074b888b87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Ruffing Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 22:41:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Change signature "validation" to "verification" --- include/secp256k1.h | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/secp256k1.h b/include/secp256k1.h index e89db35c..b68b1669 100644 --- a/include/secp256k1.h +++ b/include/secp256k1.h @@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_cmp( * encoding is invalid. R and S with value 0 are allowed in the encoding. * * After the call, sig will always be initialized. If parsing failed or R or - * S are zero, the resulting sig value is guaranteed to fail validation for any - * message and public key. + * S are zero, the resulting sig value is guaranteed to fail verification for + * any message and public key. */ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact( const secp256k1_context* ctx, @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact( * encoded numbers are out of range. * * After the call, sig will always be initialized. If parsing failed or the - * encoded numbers are out of range, signature validation with it is + * encoded numbers are out of range, signature verification with it is * guaranteed to fail for every message and public key. */ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der( @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compact( * * If you need to accept ECDSA signatures from sources that do not obey this * rule, apply secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_normalize to the signature prior to - * validation, but be aware that doing so results in malleable signatures. + * verification, but be aware that doing so results in malleable signatures. * * For details, see the comments for that function. */