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@ethereumjs/util

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@ethereumjs/util / pubToAddress

Function: pubToAddress()

pubToAddress(pubKey, sanitize): Uint8Array

Defined in: packages/util/src/account.ts:538

Returns the ethereum address of a given public key. Accepts “Ethereum public keys” and SEC1 encoded keys.

Parameters

pubKey

Uint8Array

The two points of an uncompressed key, unless sanitize is enabled

sanitize

boolean = false

Accept public keys in other formats

Returns

Uint8Array