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What if it was a decentralized system with authentication? Could a community of users host content internally, and add a users public-key (of sorts) to some glo
by reustle 11y ago
What if it was a decentralized system with authentication? Could a community of users host content internally, and add a users public-key (of sorts) to some global "allow" list?
- steckerbrett 11y agoThat's pretty vulnerable to sybil attacks.
- dvanduzer 11y agoThere is a well known decentralized system that scales called email. It has proven difficult to keep clear of spam, but that isn't an issue on a closed/authenticated email network. A Sybil attack can be seen as either a censorship problem, or a trust problem. As long as you are careful how you add new members, such a system wouldn't be at all vulnerable to a sybil attack.
- steckerbrett 11y agoSockpuppeting is easy, careful is impossible.
- aidenn0 11y agoSockpuppet on my corporate network where every account has a real person verified by HR...