[Lucrative-L] Anonymous Transport Layer
Patrick Chkoreff
patrick at fexl.com
Mon Apr 28 10:47:37 PDT 2003
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Patrick Chkoreff wrote:
>> I have sometimes wondered if it might be possible to use non-blinded
>> digital notes on top of an anonymous transport layer and thereby
>> achieve the same untraceability as that provided by blinded digital
>> notes.
Patrick McCuller wrote:
> Cryptographically speaking, if you have both anonymous digital
> cash and anonymous transport to the mint, why not stack them? No reason
> to make it easy for the black hats.
Perhaps because the system would be easier to implement and much more
efficient in both space and time.
The idea is to have a division of labor, where the anonymous transport
layer takes care of the nasty stuff and the application writer has it
relatively easy.
Consider that even in a blinded note system, the black hats will be
able to detect that you are making a habit of contacting the note
server, even if they cannot tell which specific notes you are
generating. An anonymous transport layer would help to conceal that as
well.
It's just a thought. In programming, laziness is sometimes, but not
always, a virtue.
By the way, does a working Tarzan library and network even exist right
now?
- -- Patrick
http://fexl.com
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