> -----Original Message----- > From: devl-admin at freenetproject.org > [mailto:devl-admin at freenetproject.org]On Behalf Of Oskar Sandberg > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:34 AM > To: devl at freenetproject.org > Subject: Re: [freenet-devl] Metadata and storable fields basics. > > > On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 12:17:22AM +0100, George Hicken wrote: > > I am having trouble finding info on where and how Metadata is stored. > > Metadata as in the Dublin Core metadata, not the freenet specific stuff, > > like SplitFile. Is the metadata in the encrypted part of the > doc (doesn't > > seem to make much sense) or stored elsewhere (doesn't this > compromise the > > plausible deniability that was achieved for the node operators > by encrypting > > the docs in the first place), etc. > > Don't you think you are contradicting yourself when you first say it > makes no sense to encrypt the metadata, and then give the reason why it > makes sense in the next sentence? > Those are simply the two possiblities that I could think of as to where the metadata could be stored. There are reasons for and against both. The impression that I had recieved was that the metadata was stored unencrypted due to the fact that there are quite a few mentions of using spiders on freenet as a possible indexing/searching mechanism. This implies that there is unencrypted data to spider.
> > Same problem for storable headers. There is some mention of them in the > > how freenet works doc, but nothing useful if you don't know > anything about > > them already. > > Storable headers include the information necessary to decrypt and verify > the data. They are strictly defined, and not of any use anybody except > FNP implementations. > > > These are extremely basic topics, but as I said, there doesn't appear to > > be anything other than passing references in the docs on the site. > > > > If anyone knows of any docs on this that would be great. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Devl mailing list > > Devl at freenetproject.org > > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl > > -- > Though here at journey's end I lie > In darkness buried deep, above all shadows rides the Sun > beyond all towers strong and high, and the Stars forever dwell: > beyond all mountains steep, I will not say the Day is done, > nor bid the Stars farewell. > (JRRT) > > Oskar Sandberg > oskar at freenetproject.org > > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl > _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list Devl at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl
