On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 12:47:40PM +0100, Ian Clarke wrote:
> I recall suggesting some time ago that each node could create a
> public/private key pair, and attach the public key to its address
> which other nodes could then learn about.  A node wishing to send a
> message to another node could then encrypt the message using the
> public key.
> 
> I can't recall whether someone pointed out a problem with this - can
> anyone else recall what we decided?
> 
> I mention this now because if we do want to implement this in the
> future then we should ensure that our 0.3 release doesn't choke on a
> future extended node address syntax which includes a public key.

We shouldn't require that nodes do this because this appears to be a
possible security risk.

-- 
Travis Bemann
Sendmail is still screwed up on my box.
My email address is really bemann at execpc.com.
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