You likely use encryption in your browser every day without even thinking about it. Google groups, for instance, is in lock mode.
GPG in TW would require the user to add a key to their TW's store whenever they wanted to allow the posts of some given author. It could probably be done in just a few clicks. -- Mark On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 10:16:36 AM UTC-8, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > Thanks Mark S. TWEDERATION needs signing so that you don't get crap or > threats arriving? Right? > > I am familiar with PGP. I'm not sure how many other TW users are. Whatever > the system it needs be as automated as possible otherwise it could confuse > a stupid person. > > J, x > > On Monday, 18 December 2017 18:20:06 UTC+1, Mark S. wrote: >> >> It's needed for Twederation to prevent injection of spoofed spam. >> >> I will add that someone will object that in Twederation there is no >> danger because you are *pulling* all tiddlers. But in reality, in a shared >> environment involving more than say 10 users, you do not want to have to >> check and verify *all* the traffic that you may be pulling into your >> system. Having a system that approves tiddlers based on proven, trusted >> signatures would allow node traffic to continue even if you have a busy day >> and can't look at every incoming tiddler immediately. >> >> -- Mark >> >> On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 7:56:34 AM UTC-8, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: >>> >>> Right. Signing via PGP. Kinda makes more sense. >>> >>> Though, BTW, I'm actually UNCLEAR why any signing is needed? >>> >>> For WHAT? >>> >>> Mark S. wrote: >>>> >>>> It sounds more like you want PGP/GPG style digital signing, which would >>>> have less overhead than bitcoin. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/1ee70fea-8e6e-4cd9-8dbe-b73ce5fb55c3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
