Function CreateMultisigRedeemscript

src/rpcutil.cpp:50–70

Creates a multisig redeemscript from a given list of public keys and number required.

// Creates a multisig redeemscript from a given list of public keys and number required.
CScript CreateMultisigRedeemscript(const int required, const std::vector<CPubKey>& pubkeys)
{
    // Gather public keys
    if (required < 1) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "a multisignature address must require at least one key to redeem");
    }
    if ((int)pubkeys.size() < required) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strprintf("not enough keys supplied (got %u keys, but need at least %d to redeem)", pubkeys.size(), required));
    }
    if (pubkeys.size() > 16) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Number of keys involved in the multisignature address creation > 16\nReduce the number");
    }

    CScript result = GetScriptForMultisig(required, pubkeys);

    if (result.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, (strprintf("redeemScript exceeds size limit: %d > %d", result.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE)));
    }

    return result;
}