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Yes, this is essentially how "P2P bootstrapping" works today. BitTorrent does it via "trackers", IPFS does it via their "bootstrapping" list (known IPFS nodes w
by capableweb 6y ago
Yes, this is essentially how "P2P bootstrapping" works today. BitTorrent does it via "trackers", IPFS does it via their "bootstrapping" list (known IPFS nodes with static IP/DNS) and Bitcoin used to do it via IRC.
Probably is that all of those techniques, are still centralized.
- dane-pgp 6y agoIs it still centralized if the tracker/bootstrapper nodes are all operated by different entities in separate jurisdictions? I suppose you could argue that the list itself is centralized, if there is only one list, but if the protocol is an open standard then different clients could ship with different lists. Would you say that the web PKI is "centralized" because most browsers agree on which CAs to trust?