From bf6a710581db78e9c6ebd257f7fcd7400a8413f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Erik=20Nordstr=C3=B8m?= Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:16:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Reword two sentences slightly. --- crates/pgen/README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/crates/pgen/README.md b/crates/pgen/README.md index 32a81ef..ddf284b 100644 --- a/crates/pgen/README.md +++ b/crates/pgen/README.md @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Then: ### BIP39 English wordlist and BIP39 algorithm -When using the BIP39 algorithm, the passphrase is derived directly from an entropy of random bits, +When using the BIP39 algorithm, the passphrase is derived directly from a specific number of random bits, which are then padded with bits from a checksum at the end. For example, for a BIP39 mnemonic sentence consisting of 12 words, one has to use 128 random bits @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ appended by 4 bits of checksum bits. The checksum bits do not add entropy, nor are any of the initial entropy bits discarded. -So the entropy of a BIP39 mnemonic sentence is simply the number of random bits +The entropy of a BIP39 mnemonic sentence is simply the number of random bits it was generated from in the first place. Specifically, BIP39 has five different possible mnemonic sentence lengths, each with