On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 08:12:35PM -0500, Gavin Andresen wrote: > Pieter's compressed-public-keys patch (which was just pulled)
Uhm, was it? I just added some unit tests though. > interacts with pay-to-script-hash to make ECDSA denial-of-service > attempts less expensive; I think we need to think hard again about > transaction fees before releasing 0.6, and maybe tweak the fee policy > so denial-of-service attacks using compressed public keys and 1-of-3 > CHECKMULTISIG transactions is expensive enough to deter would-be > attackers. Very true; compressed public keys are 32 bytes smaller (so more keys fit in a script), and are about 5% more CPU intensive to verify. -- Pieter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
