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If the source code to this encrypted database were to be released publicly (say by "leakers") what would stop them from accessing and writing to said database (
by paavokoya 10y ago
If the source code to this encrypted database were to be released publicly (say by "leakers") what would stop them from accessing and writing to said database (err excuse me, "blockchain")
- dogma1138 10y agoNetwork access and presumably some centralized key hierarchy. Same thing that would prevent some one from writing to the private blockchains banks are setting up for clearinghouse purposes. If your the security of your cryptographic system is dependent on anything but the secret keys being secret it's time to go back to the drawing board. Bitcoin works because it uses proof of work as a gating mechanism to prevent abuse, closed blockchains usually rely on other mechanisms as the parties involved in them can negotiate the terms via other means.
- paavokoya 10y ago>Network access and presumably some centralized key hierarchy. How is that different from what is used currently?