On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:04:21PM -0800, Ray Dillinger wrote: > On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 12:43 +0800, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: > > > If someone double spends, then the transaction record > > > can be unblinded revealing the identity of the cheater. > > > > Identities are not used, and there's no reliance on recourse. It's all > > prevention. > > Okay, that's surprising. If you're not using buyer/seller > identities, then you are not checking that a spend is being made > by someone who actually is the owner of (on record as having > recieved) the coin being spent.
How do identities help? It's supposed to be anonymous cash, right? And say you identify a double spender after the fact, then what? Perhaps you're looking at a disposable ID. Or perhaps you can't chase them down. Double spend detection needs to be real-time or near real-time. Nico -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]