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This probably assumes you can't trick the program into connecting to the wrong bootstrap nodes.
by progval 7y ago
This probably assumes you can't trick the program into connecting to the wrong bootstrap nodes.
- vbrandl 7y agoBut this means that there is a trusted party involved: the bootstrap nodes. Those might not exist anymore in the future. If they don't, the key cannot be released anymore? In my opinion something like this must not depend on the online status of some nodes. I think, for the black box to be truly trust-less, it must be a `f: Blockchain -> Maybe DecryptionKey`. And then you can provide a specifically crafted blockchain to extract the key...
- DagAgren 7y agoSuch a program would certainly not be connecting to any network itself.