So does this mean that you don't have to do this before the alpha? Or that you only have to do part of it?
Ian. On 3/29/06, Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 07:22:02PM +0100, wrote: > > The only problem with this is that there will be incompatible changes to > > the format of noderefs later on... Should I sort that out now? Since we > > are already using PK crypto (in SSKs), it shouldn't be a big deal... > > Actually, it IS possible to do this staggered: > - Add an optional pubkey to each node's reference. > - Make it mandatory. > - Sign the reference. > - Check the signature. > - Use the pubkey for authentication with a fallback. > - Get rid of the fallback. > > > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 09:37:23AM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > > I think people generally do trust their friends, that is what makes > > > them friends. I think we should go with the darknet, but make it easy > > > for people to run a testnet node too (this process should be described > > > separately though to avoid confusion). > > > > > > Ian. > > > > > > On 3/29/06, Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > > > > At what point do we want to support true darknet? It may very well be > > > > that we will actually get more testnet testers if we support a true > > > > darknet as well, since many will run both networks. > > > > > > > > Do we have enough security at present to provide a true darknet? Well, > > > > if you trust your friends, then I'd say just about; MITM is possible on > > > > connection setup, that's the main issue. If you don't trust your > > > > friends, no. > -- > Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org > Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEKtI3HzsuOmVUoi0RAodCAJ9+FmKYIcT8QOoICXpk10Bi4UxTOgCeLfnf > LHY855WvVUDLXhZKm+63hbY= > =O7pB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >
