<p>They are defined by the standard. See <a href="http://www.secg.org/SEC2-Ver-1.0.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.secg.org/SEC2-Ver-1.0.pdf</a> page 15, section 2.7.1.</p>

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<p>n = FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEBAAEDCE6AF48A03BBFD25E8CD0364140</p>

<p>p = FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFE FFFFFC2F</p>

<p>base point of bitcoin public key x , y </p>

<p>Gx = 79BE667E F9DCBBAC 55A06295 CE870B07 029BFCDB 2DCE28D9 59F2815B 16F81798</p>

<p>Gy = 483ADA77 26A3C465 5DA4FBFC 0E1108A8 FD17B448 A6855419 9C47D08F FB10D4B8</p>

<p>private key of above public key is 1</p>

<p><strong>how this base point x , y formed</strong> please explain in clear and brief with some example</p>

<p>Thank all</p>

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how base point of bitcoin public key x , y formed
Prabu r
# how base point of bitcoin public key x , y formed

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-22)

n = FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEBAAEDCE6AF48A03BBFD25E8CD0364140

p = FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFE FFFFFC2F

base point of bitcoin public key x , y

Gx = 79BE667E F9DCBBAC 55A06295 CE870B07 029BFCDB 2DCE28D9 59F2815B 16F81798

Gy = 483ADA77 26A3C465 5DA4FBFC 0E1108A8 FD17B448 A6855419 9C47D08F FB10D4B8

private key of above public key is 1

**how this base point x , y formed** please explain in clear and brief with some example

Thank all

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-22. Score: 2

They are defined by the standard. See <http://www.secg.org/SEC2-Ver-1.0.pdf> page 15, section 2.7.1.


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