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I am trying to implement JavaScript interpreter for Bitcoin scripts, but I have problem with counting value of OP_HASH160. I found that

Hash160(x) = RIPEMD160(SHA256(x))

However, when I try to count it this way using CryptoJS library, I get different value than on page http://paulkernfeld.com/bse/.

CryptoJS.RIPEMD160(CryptoJS.SHA256("02c34538fc933799d972f55752d318c0328ca2bacccd5c7482119ea9da2df70a2f")).toString() = "e81794c3da1564a196665dd0f74483185f524fe2"

where "02c34538fc933799d972f55752d318c0328ca2bacccd5c7482119ea9da2df70a2f" is the first element on the top of the stack.

Could somebody explain how exactly operation OP_HASH160 works?

Thx! :)

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If the output of SHA256 is hex, you must convert hex to bytes before passing that to RIPEMD160.

See http://procbits.com/2013/08/27/generating-a-bitcoin-address-with-javascript

 var hash160 = Crypto.RIPEMD160(Crypto.util.hexToBytes(Crypto.SHA256(publicKeyBytes)))
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  • Thank you for answer. However, I still have problem with getting proper value.
    – me.ex
    Jun 8, 2014 at 9:28
  • Oh, I made mistake in implementation :) It works great! Thank you!
    – me.ex
    Jun 8, 2014 at 10:44
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    @me.ex please click "approve" next to the answer, and upvote it. That way hsmiths will get karma :)
    – kolinko
    Jul 17, 2014 at 21:31

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