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-`amount` is the amount of the `Proof`, `secret` is the secret message and is a utf-8 encoded string (the use of a 64 character hex string generated from 32 random bytes is recommended to prevent fingerprinting), `C` is the unblinded signature on `secret` (hex string), `id` is the [keyset id][02] of the mint public keys that signed the token (hex string).
+`amount` is the amount of the `Proof`, `secret` is a string of 64 hex characters generated from 32 bytes of random data, `C` is the unblinded signature on `secret` (hex string), `id` is the [keyset id][02] of the mint public keys that signed the token (hex string).
 
 ## 0.2 - Protocol