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[GNUnet-SVN] [taler-www] branch master updated: expand glossary to explain zombie coins |
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new a5b4f15 expand glossary to explain zombie coins
a5b4f15 is described below
commit a5b4f1534c54982aace15cb6ae9c855cdf9cbd62
Author: Christian Grothoff <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Wed Jul 24 00:28:37 2019 +0200
expand glossary to explain zombie coins
---
glossary.html.j2 | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
diff --git a/glossary.html.j2 b/glossary.html.j2
index 997f19b..a90b6c2 100644
--- a/glossary.html.j2
+++ b/glossary.html.j2
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
Taler's payment service provider. Issues electronic `coins` during
`withdrawal` and redeems them when they are `deposited` by merchants.
{% endtrans %}
</dd>
+<dt>{{ _("expired") }}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ {% trans %}
+ Various operations come with time limits. In particular, `denomination
keys`
+ come with strict time limits for the various operations involving the
+ `coin` issued under the `denomination`. The most important limit is the
+ `deposit` expiration, which specifies until when wallets are allowed to
+ use the coin in `deposit` or `refreshing` operations. There is also a
"legal"
+ expiration, which specifies how long the exchange keeps records beyond the
+ `deposit` expiration time. This latter expiration matters for legal
disputes
+ in courts and also creates an upper limit for `refreshing` operations on
+ special `zombie coin`.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </dd>
<dt>{{ _("extension") }}</dt>
<dd>
{% trans %}
@@ -98,6 +112,14 @@
a `coin` is owned by the entity that knows the private key of the coin
{% endtrans %}
</dd>
+<dt>{{ _("payback") }}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ {% trans %}
+ operation by which an exchange returns the value of coins affected
+ by a `revocation` to their `owner`, either by allowing the owner to
+ withdraw new coins or wiring funds back to the bank account of the `owner`
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </dd>
<dt>{{ _("proof") }}</dt>
<dd>
{% trans %}
@@ -128,6 +150,12 @@
operation by which a merchant steps back from the right to funds that he
obtained from a `deposit` operation, giving the right to the funds back to the
customer
{% endtrans %}
</dd>
+<dt>{{ _("revocation") }}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ {% trans %}
+ exceptional operation by which an exchange withdraws a denomination from
circulation, either because the signing key was compromised or because the
exchange is going out of operation; unspent coins of a revoked denomination are
subjected to payback.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </dd>
<dt>{{ _("sharing") }}</dt>
<dd>
{% trans %}
@@ -188,6 +216,19 @@
operation by which a `wallet` can convert funds from a reserve to fresh
coins
{% endtrans %}
</dd>
+<dt>{{ _("zombie coin") }}</dt>
+ <dd>
+ {% trans %}
+ a `coin` is a zombie coin if the coin was (1) used as the `dirty` coin
+ in `refreshing`, (2) the `denomination` of the `fresh` coins created
during the
+ `refreshing` was subject to `revocation`, resulting in the `fresh` coin
+ from the refresh operation being subjected to `payback`; as a result,
+ the formerly `dirty` coin is eligible for
+ `refreshing`, even if the dirty coin's denomination is `expired` for
+ deposit operations (but not if it is expired past the legal
+ data retention requirement).
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </dd>
</dt>
</div>
{% endblock body_content %}
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