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derivation-code [ noun ]

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derivation-code [ noun ]

AI–generated Summary

A special character that encodes the derivation process, added to the identifier.

Definition

To properly extract and use the public key+ embedded in a self-certifying identifier+ we need to know the cryptographic signing scheme used by the key pair+. KERI includes this very compactly in the identifier, by replacing the pad character (a character used to fill a void to able to always end up with a fixed length public key) with a special character that encodes the derivation process. We call this the derivation code.

Example

For example suppose that the 44 character Base-64 with trailing pad character for the public key is as follows: F5pxRJP6THrUtlDdhh07hJEDKrJxkcR9m5u1xs33bhp= If B is the value of the derivation code then the resultant self-contained string is as follows: BF5pxRJP6THrUtlDdhh07hJEDKrJxkcR9m5u1xs33bhp

F5pxRJP6THrUtlDdhh07hJEDKrJxkcR9m5u1xs33bhp=

BF5pxRJP6THrUtlDdhh07hJEDKrJxkcR9m5u1xs33bhp

Relation with KERI

All crypto material appears in KERI in a fully qualified+ representation. This includes a derivation code prepended to the crypto-material.

KERI

Example KERI derivation codes

Beware

Key derivation functions are not related to the pre-pended derivation codes used in KERI.

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