Subnostr

There was something I didn't quite understand about Merkle trees, and the first 5 webpages I looked at glossed over it. Finally I found my answer at this page, which I now consider a good resource for anybody wanting to understand Merkle trees:

https://www.derpturkey.com/merkle-tree-construction-and-proof-of-inclusion/

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Leito 1y ago

Awesome, I was actually doing research on merkle trees.

Thank you!

the axiom 1y ago

what didn't you understand specifically?

Mike Dilger ☑️ 1y ago

It seemed to me impossible to verify with just the direct line to the root of hashes. And so it is. Also sources kept saying H(AB) which I was pretty sure is wrong but I wanted to make sure I wasn't the one wrong. It is H(H(A)||H(B))

the axiom 1y ago

got it

JackTheMimic 1y ago

Thank you for leaving the ladder so we can climb up too.