From 50903352bb3d59cf86ce1390eb367ebf474b1528 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antonios Anastasiadis Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:07:21 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update paymentid.md A bit more information about Payment ID's --- knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md index c50a35bd..76bc3596 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md +++ b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md @@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ layout: moneropedia entry: "Payment ID" terms: ["payment-ID", "payment-IDs"] -summary: "an optional flag that is added to identify transactions to merchants, consisting of 64 hexadecimal characters" +summary: "An optional flag that is added to identify transactions to merchants, consisting of 64 hexadecimal characters" --- ### The Basics -{{ page.summary | capitalize }}. \ No newline at end of file +Payment ID is an **arbitrary** and **optional** transaction attachment that consists of 32 bytes (64 hexadecimal characters). + +It is usually used to identify transactions to merchants and exchanges: Given the intrinsic privacy features built into Monero, where a single public address is usually used for incoming transactions, the Payment ID is especially useful to tie incoming payments with user accounts. + +### Creating a Payment ID +One can create a Payment ID quickly from the command line using OpenSSL: + +```# openssl rand 32 -hex``` From a3d8ce06141942e3027d8e7c071444488426ce5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: antanst Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:04:16 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Don't capitalize page summaries --- knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md index 76bc3596..a21ab6c2 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md +++ b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/paymentid.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: moneropedia entry: "Payment ID" terms: ["payment-ID", "payment-IDs"] -summary: "An optional flag that is added to identify transactions to merchants, consisting of 64 hexadecimal characters" +summary: "an optional flag that is added to identify transactions to merchants, consisting of 64 hexadecimal characters" --- ### The Basics