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  <p>the multisig wallet is just a normal wallet which the private key was derived from others wallets</p>
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<p>That's pretty much exactly what it is. A multisig address lists the public keys that are allowed to spend the coins, and how many members of the group must sign (for instance, you can require 2 of 3 signatures). As long as enough private keys are accessible, the funds can be moved.</p>

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2018-10-23T02:35:05.143Z
so in this case , even if you have a multisig wallet that require many people to sign , there is still a very small propability that someone by chance find a private key for a normal wallet which is nothing but your multisig wallet , right
Ana Ana
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2018-10-23T02:57:07.963Z
No, multisig wallets are p2sh wallets, private key backed wallets are p2pkh. Even if you find a hash collision, the script is different. You will need to find a collision for the redeem script hash, and your colliding redeem script must also be valid
Raghav Sood
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2018-10-23T02:00:23.617Z
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Raghav Sood
<p>for a normal wallet : if you own the private key you own the money
can we say that the multisig wallet is just a normal wallet which the private key was derived from others wallets ? </p>

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can there be a normal wallet that is equivalent to a multisig wallet?
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# can there be a normal wallet that is equivalent to a multisig wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-22)

for a normal wallet : if you own the private key you own the money
can we say that the multisig wallet is just a normal wallet which the private key was derived from others wallets ?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-23. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> the multisig wallet is just a normal wallet which the private key was derived from others wallets

That's pretty much exactly what it is. A multisig address lists the public keys that are allowed to spend the coins, and how many members of the group must sign (for instance, you can require 2 of 3 signatures). As long as enough private keys are accessible, the funds can be moved.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: so in this case , even if you have a multisig wallet that require many people to sign , there is still a very small propability that someone by chance find a private key for a normal wallet which is nothing but your multisig wallet , right  
> **username_1**: No, multisig wallets are p2sh wallets, private key backed wallets are p2pkh. Even if you find a hash collision, the script is different. You will need to find a collision for the redeem script hash, and your colliding redeem script must also be valid  

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