htlc-calc-secret-hash

Calculate the hash of a given HTLC secret.

Usage

htlc-calc-secret-hash <SECRET>

Arguments

• <SECRET>: The hex-encoded HTLC secret to hash.

Notes

The resulting hash is what you provide to htlc-create-transaction when setting up the HTLC. The secret itself is kept off-chain and revealed only when spending the HTLC.

Related

• htlc-generate-secret: Generate a random HTLC secret.
• htlc-create-transaction: Create an HTLC output using the hash.
• utxo-spend: Spend an HTLC by providing the secret.