I can think of three different goals one could have for identifying the
person behind a name. If goal A is possible, I say that the name was a
verinym. If goal C is possible, I say that the name was a pseudonym. If
none of the goals are possible, the transaction was anonymous.
Unfortunately,
Zooko O'Whielacronx wrote:
I imagine it might be nice to have Goal B achievable in a certain setting
where Goal A remains unachievable.
In a strictly theoretical sense, isn't this essentially
the job of the (perfect) TTP? At least that's the way
many protocols seem to brush away the
At 2:32 PM -0400 10/3/03, John S. Denker wrote:
-- anonymous (no handle all)
If they don't know who I am, I'm anonymous, whether I use a pseudonym or not.
However, the more perfect the pseudonym is, the more secure it is, the more
anonymous I am.
All of the anonymous payment protocols I
