M-of-N Multisig, Multisig Output

Definition

A pubkey script that provides n number of pubkeys and requires the corresponding signature script provide m minimum number signatures corresponding to the provided pubkeys.

Synonyms

• Multisig

• Bare multisig

Not To Be Confused With

• P2SH multisig (a multisig script contained inside P2SH)

• Advanced scripts that require multiple signatures without using OP_CHECKMULTISIG or OP_CHECKMULTISIGVERIFY

Links

• Multisig — Bitcoin.org Developer Guide

• BIP11: m-of-n standard transactions — Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

• What are multi-signature transactions? — Bitcoin StackExchange