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Bitmessage addresses aren't secret. They are even being broadcasted to the P2P network when you create them. Of course, one can keep in secret (by not announcin
by slashdotaccount 13y ago
Bitmessage addresses aren't secret. They are even being broadcasted to the P2P network when you create them. Of course, one can keep in secret (by not announcing it) that he/she owns a particular Bitmessage address but the addresses themselves are not secret.
- infruset 13y agoYes, that's what I meant, thanks for the clarification! I'm receiving messages from HN, this is awesome! I guess if people want to keep using my address to test it, I don't mind. [edit]: Judging from the success, I should have put a bitcoin address as well: 12CM3uBur4wxsj46BoMgoLqMMyUHqcPEWH :-)
- walden42 13y ago> They are even being broadcasted to the P2P network when you create them. What is the purpose of this?
- Natanael 13y agoThe addresses is a hash of a public key, not a public key itself.