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How do IPFS links work, such that modification of what they point to modifies the hash of the document where the link is?
by euyyn 9y ago
How do IPFS links work, such that modification of what they point to modifies the hash of the document where the link is?
- acover 9y agoThere are two types of links in ipfs. Static content that works by hash of the content. Dynamic content that is signed by the owner of the bucket.... I think I haven't looked at it for months
- drabiega 9y agoIPFS is immutable and hash addressed, so 'modifying' something yields a new address. Existing documents that point to the modified thing will still point to the old version, unless their links change as well. Effectively, sharing a hash address to the main page is sharing a snapshot of the site.
- mcguire 9y agoIt's essentially the same technique as git.
- tylersmith 9y agoYou use IPNS to give a static name and change the root hash of that name when you update content.