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Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation
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Sree Harsha Totakura |
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Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation |
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Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:18:03 +0100 |
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On 11/26/2015 03:14 PM, Jeff Burdges wrote:
> Also, we're offering the /keys API call under the same domain as other
> mint functions, so the mint knows the user's identity when they offer
> this information, and they would anyways if they've few customers.
This is why it is important that the mint is accessed anonymously (via
Tor) by the users.
> I'd imagine merchants can also be identified when they access /keys, as
> they do not usually come from tor exit nodes.
>
> It's therefore possible to offer different denomination keys to
> different users, and offer merchants the union of all denomination key
> sets.
>
> Ideally, one should host the different mint API calls on different 1
> -hop onion services, thereby forcing customers and merchants to access
> the mint over Tor.
Alternatively, we can have anonymous ombudsmen to keep checking the
mints' keys anonymously and if there happens to be any foul play by a
mint, they can be then able to prove it since all the lists are signed
by the mint.
Sree
- [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Florian Dold, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation,
Sree Harsha Totakura <=
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/27
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/26
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/27
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Jeff Burdges, 2015/11/27
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Florian Dold, 2015/11/27
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/27
- Re: [Taler] denomination manipulation, Christian Grothoff, 2015/11/26