Recovery identifies a candidate signer for one digest and signature.
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A stamp can be checked against the exact document and expected author.
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From a public address to a verified signatureStep 1 / 4
An address is public receiving information. It is not the private key that authorizes actions.
An address is public receiving information. It is not the private key that authorizes actions.The local signing system uses secret authorization material. It produces a signature; the private key is not sent along with it.A verifier checks the signed request under the account’s rules. A valid signature does not by itself prove that the action is safe.Balances belong to network state. A wallet is an interface and signing system, not a box containing coins.
Animated local teaching model. No wallet, RPC or live blockchain data. Some labels and hashes are abbreviated for readability.
Hash the intended message
Recovery requires the same digest that was signed. Raw hashing, personal-message hashing and typed-data hashing are different procedures.
Recover under the right convention
A library interprets signature components and recovery information under its supported format. A successful recovered address still needs comparison with the expected authorized signer.
Validate the authorization context
Check the signed action, domain, nonce and expiry rules. Recovering an address alone does not make the requested operation appropriate or prevent replay.
Separate contract-account validation
A contract account can define its own signature policy. EOA recovery by itself is not a general replacement for checking the relevant contract-signature interface.