On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 08:02:09AM -0400, Andrew L. Tepper wrote:
> I've been following the discussion for a while, but it's my first post. I'm
> still unclear on some of the key types, so
> perhaps some of the pros can educate me if this falls outside of Freenet's
> design...
>
> Here's an alternative scheme: Songs would be inserted under:
>
> {provider's public key}/{artist}/{title}
>
> Anyone is allowed to put either a white or black "reputation token" on a
> provider under:
>
> {provider's public key}/{rater's public key}
Read up on Public-key crypto, and you'll realize that this is the same as
signing the providers key. No need to build up a complicated system like
this. Besides, how would one find this 'reputation token'? Its
impossible to guess it, because the client has to know the rater's key in
advance.
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