[Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-03 Thread CJP
Imagine a future where some powerful participant in the Lightning network starts enforcing KyC requirements on Lightning nodes. It requires its direct neighbors to reveal their identity or else closes channels to them. Next, it asks its direct neighbors to reveal the identity of their direct neighb

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-04 Thread ZmnSCPxj via Lightning-dev
Good morning CJP, I believe this is a desirable feature, although... Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Sunday, November 4, 2018 2:26 PM, CJP wrote: > Imagine a future where some powerful participant in the Lightning > network starts enforcing KyC requireme

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-04 Thread CJP
ZmnSCPxj schreef op zo 04-11-2018 om 14:34 [+]: > Good morning CJP, > > I believe this is a desirable feature, although... > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Sunday, November 4, 2018 2:26 PM, CJP > wrote: > > > Imagine a future where some po

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-04 Thread Rusty Russell
CJP writes: >> Looking through BOLT 4, the text assumes inherently that source >> routing is done, and even has a shared secret between hop and >> source.  However, it may be possible in rendezvous routing to simply >> provide the blinding key (while hiding everything beyond the first >> hop on th

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-04 Thread ZmnSCPxj via Lightning-dev
Good morning Rusty, On Monday, November 5, 2018 8:26 AM, Rusty Russell wrote: > CJP c...@ultimatestunts.nl writes: > > > > Looking through BOLT 4, the text assumes inherently that source > > > routing is done, and even has a shared secret between hop and > > > source.  However, it may be possib

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-05 Thread ZmnSCPxj via Lightning-dev
Good morning CJP, On Monday, November 5, 2018 4:04 PM, CJP wrote: > Rusty, > > In your proposal, I guess it is more or less widely known that Bob is > providing this forwarding service. Wouldn't Bob risk being excluded > from the side of the network with the more harsh regulatory conditions, > b

Re: [Lightning-dev] Proposal for rendez-vous routing

2018-11-05 Thread CJP
Rusty, In your proposal, I guess it is more or less widely known that Bob is providing this forwarding service. Wouldn't Bob risk being excluded from the side of the network with the more harsh regulatory conditions, based on this knowledge? Bob might actually face even worse penalties for providi