On 07/23/2013 11:47 AM, Peter Todd wrote: >> Is it planned to expose the UXTO set of a given address? That would be >> useful for SPV wallets to be able to swipe a previously unknown private >> key (e.g. paper wallet). > > The REST API has nothing to do with SPV clients; it's similar to the RPC > interface and won't be exposed to the network as a whole. > > Increasing the resource usage by SPV clients on full nodes is undesirable; we > have a lot of work to do regarding DoS attacks.
Yes, I understand that. For this reason, I would vote for adding the usual HTTP authentication/SSL stuff to the REST API. That way, SPV users can decide to run their own instance of the API (providing the needed resources themselves). Or, a trusted party can set up a server. For example, I would be willing to set it up for users of Bitcoin Wallet. I don't expect shitloads of paper wallets sweeps for the forseeable future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
