What's the meaning of “similar match” in source verification?












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I'm looking at a contract that shows an orange badge and reads Contract Source Code Verified (Similar Match), providing a different address (with the same code). Does anybody know what this means?



(I can't really provide the example addresses on NDA grounds :( )










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    I'm looking at a contract that shows an orange badge and reads Contract Source Code Verified (Similar Match), providing a different address (with the same code). Does anybody know what this means?



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      I'm looking at a contract that shows an orange badge and reads Contract Source Code Verified (Similar Match), providing a different address (with the same code). Does anybody know what this means?



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          Contract that gets the “Similar Match” annotation has the identical
          contract code (exact bytecode) with another contract (address
          provided) that has been deployed on the blockchain. The “Similar
          Match” annotation does not takes constructor argument into account.
          Contract that has the same contract code but deployed with a different
          constructor argument will get the “Similar Match” annotation. We
          matches the contract code on our database and display “Similar Match”
          to the contracts that matches with another contract.



          As for “Exact Match”, this annotation is given to contract that is
          verified by the owner with the exact constructor argument.







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            Here is the reply I got from Kaven @Etherscan, in case it's useful for somebody else:




            Contract that gets the “Similar Match” annotation has the identical
            contract code (exact bytecode) with another contract (address
            provided) that has been deployed on the blockchain. The “Similar
            Match” annotation does not takes constructor argument into account.
            Contract that has the same contract code but deployed with a different
            constructor argument will get the “Similar Match” annotation. We
            matches the contract code on our database and display “Similar Match”
            to the contracts that matches with another contract.



            As for “Exact Match”, this annotation is given to contract that is
            verified by the owner with the exact constructor argument.







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              Here is the reply I got from Kaven @Etherscan, in case it's useful for somebody else:




              Contract that gets the “Similar Match” annotation has the identical
              contract code (exact bytecode) with another contract (address
              provided) that has been deployed on the blockchain. The “Similar
              Match” annotation does not takes constructor argument into account.
              Contract that has the same contract code but deployed with a different
              constructor argument will get the “Similar Match” annotation. We
              matches the contract code on our database and display “Similar Match”
              to the contracts that matches with another contract.



              As for “Exact Match”, this annotation is given to contract that is
              verified by the owner with the exact constructor argument.







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                Here is the reply I got from Kaven @Etherscan, in case it's useful for somebody else:




                Contract that gets the “Similar Match” annotation has the identical
                contract code (exact bytecode) with another contract (address
                provided) that has been deployed on the blockchain. The “Similar
                Match” annotation does not takes constructor argument into account.
                Contract that has the same contract code but deployed with a different
                constructor argument will get the “Similar Match” annotation. We
                matches the contract code on our database and display “Similar Match”
                to the contracts that matches with another contract.



                As for “Exact Match”, this annotation is given to contract that is
                verified by the owner with the exact constructor argument.







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                Here is the reply I got from Kaven @Etherscan, in case it's useful for somebody else:




                Contract that gets the “Similar Match” annotation has the identical
                contract code (exact bytecode) with another contract (address
                provided) that has been deployed on the blockchain. The “Similar
                Match” annotation does not takes constructor argument into account.
                Contract that has the same contract code but deployed with a different
                constructor argument will get the “Similar Match” annotation. We
                matches the contract code on our database and display “Similar Match”
                to the contracts that matches with another contract.



                As for “Exact Match”, this annotation is given to contract that is
                verified by the owner with the exact constructor argument.








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