Also switch the (unused) verification code to low-s instead of even-s.

a81cd968 introduced a malleability breaker for signatures
(using an even value for S). In e0e14e43 this was changed to
the lower of two potential values, rather than the even one.
Only the signing code was changed though, the (for now unused)
verification code wasn't adapted.

src/key.cpp

@@ -332,30 +332,60 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+int CompareBigEndian(const unsigned char *c1, size_t c1len, const unsigned char *c2, size_t c2len) {
+    while (c1len > c2len) {
+        if (*c1)
+            return 1;
+        c1++;
+        c1len--;
+    }
+    while (c2len > c1len) {
+        if (*c2)
+            return -1;
+        c2++;
+        c2len--;
+    }
+    while (c1len > 0) {
+        if (*c1 > *c2)
+            return 1;
+        if (*c2 > *c1)
+            return -1;
+        c1++;
+        c2++;
+        c1len--;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Order of secp256k1's generator minus 1.
+const unsigned char vchMaxModOrder[32] = {
+    0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+    0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,
+    0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,
+    0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x40
+};
+
+// Half of the order of secp256k1's generator minus 1.
+const unsigned char vchMaxModHalfOrder[32] = {
+    0x7F,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+    0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+    0x5D,0x57,0x6E,0x73,0x57,0xA4,0x50,0x1D,
+    0xDF,0xE9,0x2F,0x46,0x68,0x1B,0x20,0xA0
+};
+
+const unsigned char vchZero[0] = {};
+
+
 }; // end of anonymous namespace
 
 bool CKey::Check(const unsigned char *vch) {
-    // Do not convert to OpenSSL's data structures for range-checking keys,
-    // it's easy enough to do directly.
-    static const unsigned char vchMax[32] = {
-        0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-        0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,
-        0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,
-        0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x40
-    };
-    bool fIsZero = true;
-    for (int i=0; i<32 && fIsZero; i++)
-        if (vch[i] != 0)
-            fIsZero = false;
-    if (fIsZero)
-        return false;
-    for (int i=0; i<32; i++) {
-        if (vch[i] < vchMax[i])
-            return true;
-        if (vch[i] > vchMax[i])
-            return false;
-    }
-    return true;
+    return CompareBigEndian(vch, 32, vchZero, 0) > 0 &&
+           CompareBigEndian(vch, 32, vchMaxModOrder, 32) <= 0;
+}
+
+bool CKey::CheckSignatureElement(const unsigned char *vch, int len, bool half) {
+    return CompareBigEndian(vch, len, vchZero, 0) > 0 &&
+           CompareBigEndian(vch, len, half ? vchMaxModHalfOrder : vchMaxModOrder, 32) <= 0;
 }
 
 void CKey::MakeNewKey(bool fCompressedIn) {