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. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 1097 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20000816/39738160/attachment.pgp>
