So it's some sort of micro-trusted-third-parties thing. Hmm. Isn't the big worry that people will tend to just re-use their friends' install URIs?
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 05:02:22PM -0600, David Sowder (Zothar) wrote: > Friend A (wanting to connect with Friend B) does: > 1) Gets an installer URI (containing an "access key") from his node's > direct (or maybe even indirect mutual friend's) peer (C's) > 2) Generates a one-time sharable noderef by asking his own node (A's) > via FProxy or FCP > 3) Emails the installer URI from step 1 to Friend B (the > to-be-peered-with friend), attaching the .fref file generated in step 2 > > Friend B does: > 1) Receives the email from Friend A > 2) Saves the email attached .fref to disk' > 3) Points a web browser at the installer URI from the email > 4) Installs a Freenet node using the installer located at the installer URI > 5) Double-clicks or otherwise uses the .fref file as configured for > Friend B's operating system by the installer to add Friend A's one-time > sharable noderef (it contains a code Friend A's node uses to > authenticate connection to a peer it didn't previously have a ref for) > 6) Trades "normal" noderefs with others to add more peers to his node > > Friend C does: > 1) Gives Friend A permission and access to distribution area of their > node to generate installer URIs to be used by Friend B (and Friend A's > other friends) > 2) Leaves the node up and running enough for Friend B to use the > installer URI to install a Freenet node > > The roles of Friend A and Friend C could be combined in the case where > Friend A doesn't have NAT or has proper port forwarding and dyndns, in > which case a installer and noderef URI could be used instead. (Provides > the installer and connects to the node created by the installer it > provided.) > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech at freenetproject.org > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20070306/8b515015/attachment.pgp>
