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How does that compare to Secure Scuttlebutt?
by akavel 6y ago
How does that compare to Secure Scuttlebutt?
- robert_foss 6y agoSSB doesn't do encryption. Yes, you read that right. Messages are only signed.
- 3np 6y agoThat's not true. https://scuttlebot.io/apis/scuttlebot/private.html https://scuttlebot.io/apis/scuttlebot/private.html If you're strictly talking about the core protocol, yes, applications and protocols with other encryption mechanisms can be used instead.
- kseistrup 6y agoA big difference is that Secure Scuttlebutt uses a blockchain (the “log”). An app keeps one's own entire log + the entire log of every contact within the “hops circle” (hops=1: friends, hops=2: friends + friends-of-friends, …).