2011/12/15, Jordan Mack <jordanm...@parhelic.com>: > I believe it is also worth mentioning the possible susceptibility of a > DOS attack on a publicly available alias system. Assuming that an alias > lookup triggers the creation of a new Bitcoin address, the private key > would need to be retained indefinitely. If gone unnoticed, this could > consume considerable resources over time. Unlike system logs and such, > this is not something that can be so easily pruned.
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