"mandatory-script-verify-flag-failed (signature must be zero for failed check(multi)sig operation)"

Question

I forked the openwallet-android so that I could add my coin - (placeholders) placeh.io.

The openwallet-android connects to electrumx server. I am able to get my chain to load correctly in electrumx server. The openwallet correctly reads the balance from the address / inputs and you can see your balance through the wallet.

However, when I try to broadcast a transaction I am getting the message:

"mandatory-script-verify-flag-failed (signature must be zero for failed check(multi)sig operation)"

From placehd/placeh network.

Here is some additional information, this is the rawtransaction that is being published. If I try to send the raw transaction in the placeh-cli client, it will not succeed and produces the same error when done manually

Raw Transaction:

placeh-cli decoderawtransaction 

01000000017477f59250a8d8a7d94ba5dcc196222c0b6c92849cad210735b4380b24c03b13010000006a473044022053b17723e8a90846fc341006f5f63d5776df619f33cec82d8065e836508672c6022036298087c2f37c3002c4897b74e7de6af8c608c89cbcef07ada9c5551c85f2810121031dc78b8c254649e204b81641f70497980ca6b5574f837001c962930580d1372dffffffff02c00e1602000000001976a914a117ed0f4e2afe1e1b8d2b0253408a7830f2b55688ac0093e651020000001976a914c472af380586ed1638686731cc1eda3c60363ec788ac00000000
{
  "txid": "de045f2220d0b9f34060336c9ed3badc7c22741fec3aa1d87ff24264c3c1fb5e",
  "hash": "de045f2220d0b9f34060336c9ed3badc7c22741fec3aa1d87ff24264c3c1fb5e",
  "version": 1,
  "size": 225,
  "vsize": 225,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "133bc0240b38b4350721ad9c84926c0b2c2296c1dca54bd9a7d8a85092f57774",
      "vout": 1,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "3044022053b17723e8a90846fc341006f5f63d5776df619f33cec82d8065e836508672c6022036298087c2f37c3002c4897b74e7de6af8c608c89cbcef07ada9c5551c85f281[ALL] 031dc78b8c254649e204b81641f70497980ca6b5574f837001c962930580d1372d",
        "hex": "473044022053b17723e8a90846fc341006f5f63d5776df619f33cec82d8065e836508672c6022036298087c2f37c3002c4897b74e7de6af8c608c89cbcef07ada9c5551c85f2810121031dc78b8c254649e204b81641f70497980ca6b5574f837001c962930580d1372d"
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 0.35000000,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 a117ed0f4e2afe1e1b8d2b0253408a7830f2b556 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "76a914a117ed0f4e2afe1e1b8d2b0253408a7830f2b55688ac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses": [
          "FLWtv6SuocTFMozTZvdZAhroJLehVjLKhs"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "value": 99.64000000,
      "n": 1,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 c472af380586ed1638686731cc1eda3c60363ec7 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "76a914c472af380586ed1638686731cc1eda3c60363ec788ac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses": [
          "FPjqHpEzdYAbxVG2acxz8GWGAPmJsWj6oP"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

I believe this may have something to do with the way that the openwallet is constructing the raw transaction. I would like to update the libraries so that it will be able to broadcast the transaction correctly.

Answer 1

After some additional research and helpful information found here, I was able to conclude the following:

Transactions encoded on 0.12.X bitcoin and then broadcast on 0.15 bitcoin may encounter "mandatory-script-verify-flag-failed (signature must be zero for failed check(multi)sig operation)"

This problem can be solved by doing the following: Signing your 0.12.X raw transaction with a 0.15 signature. I cannot pinpoint the exact issue, however I was able to encode the raw transaction on 0.12.X and the sign it on 0.15 and successfully broadcast it. This information may be useful if someone is trying to figure out what parts of their signing process need to be refactored / updated.