On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Pieter Wuille <pieter.wui...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 08:03:28AM -0800, Rick Wesson wrote: >> Hardening the protocols and usability are related. Please look at some >> of the work done in the IETF which has a long history in addressing >> many of the issues you are considering. Review some of the elegance in >> the bitcoin protocols. The proposals in this thread are neither clear >> nor elegant. If you can't reach nearly the same level of >> sophistication then I suggest you rethink your scheme. > > That's why you use URI + bitcoin address pairs, and use SSL communication > authenticated using the respective bitcoin pubkey. They may spoof your DNS > server, they can't fake having the requested corresponding private key.
You are making my point (again) regarding usability and security. Aliases are not a https secured URI+bitcoin address. -rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
