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Then it's no longer content-addressing. It's now "public key plus a signed pointer referencing a name-that-has-yet-to-be-specified" addressing. I think that's

by toomim 4y ago

Then it's no longer content-addressing. It's now "public key plus a signed pointer referencing a name-that-has-yet-to-be-specified" addressing. I think that's a fine road to go down for addressing data, but it's not content addressing.

bawolff 4y ago
Why not? If you include the public key with the signed pointer, then you can define a "hash" function that returns just the pubkey (yes with collisions, but not in a way that matters) and it is content-addressing. After all, you are literally addressing by content in this scheme. What is actually the difference in any way that matters? What property does content addressing have that this doesn't.
theGnuMe 4y ago
I mean a content hash that redirects if it is deprecated?