Some really nice efforts out there to map and analyze the bitcoin P2P network.
The current protocol apparently recommends returning up to 2500 addresses from 'getaddr'. I'm not sure how much clients are expected to probe the address space in order to select 'far-apart' peers, or how much such an process would even attempt to achieve. How much does it matter if the ability to discover the entire network of peers is fast or slow? There are probably pros and cons to both. Is there any thought to how existing bitcoin node relations, and the ease at which peers can be discovered, becomes a service in itself, or even possibly a vulnerability? Are there any past instances of applications hijacking or interfacing with the exiting p2p messages, or abusing 'getaddr' functionality? Are there any guidelines on this, or should there be? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
