From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BF5471 for ; Sat, 2 Jul 2016 09:44:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-qk0-f181.google.com (mail-qk0-f181.google.com [209.85.220.181]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4BF8110 for ; Sat, 2 Jul 2016 09:44:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk0-f181.google.com with SMTP id e3so31152267qkd.0 for ; Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:44:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=9bGaxj0Ic88qhfT95pO5H29ItbhHshoguZaiyMrXlMQ=; b=yMNfNX8Xgf7AzKYaXjQ2kspeDZO5WrEcWhvc0iCiPUhsPE/x9C+g8UTT7OebrG8NZV SORUEZmj8KwWdQjwbvEVWHzW++vCDgY2nqpW/6wF2XfUeZAG82GkkKq1olSU3OP1vjSe 9qc8HTba5dfL0yNb0KGMzeLrm8Ai2YXkEc8nehvLLnE9WFy8bnPvBOxXkcTwNFD9un6A RVrS/IbmUtD90wf8LFfBUP0Rcb1wlensYqnL+VZAnPQ1qV0kyju4lHTSYO6CFouNK7QP Ik31o89COs9mTmmQ4CHD7Htq7L7HPrCfUT7IHw5hH7f2445brPgoSNaiKg/hhHohTtzC 5uGQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=9bGaxj0Ic88qhfT95pO5H29ItbhHshoguZaiyMrXlMQ=; b=MWwiUdn/hVGX94Lx0RdeNUP/g0nx5LIRhGQIcaC+h31Cgrrl6SvA+OVXIvWPOs38TV uBYTw4Admbv/duV+f97wBy3cmBN+JtMLYvJYKq6fTyvjiNtNEUYXs2CbljOlyCjeXfKD JI620zaI+GJnfZ1CiwLOLlGwXp1mWYN26sheCr5ABlPmQ31dxTw9fMSfZstmzJChNKbU 2i1j3MfSy/tMF8NKzr5aOlsgwLebOJlczyeVYHUSrwg6Z3iEzTjy2SVuCBZOBChpnNXK aGn0bT2pcGBYjLOzSZdnadfkqb/TAgoWsLe3D3DoRv/DOU3JY5gPk9W3UBtUT1xTsBQR i50w== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tJUdPR6OHRD1sg40Kx2MfHonCjo/1XbeQ2KrfORTh+VTS5kS+ElRrzcszgmAY7Y1HTYmGdIrWvbkv4NJg== X-Received: by 10.55.78.16 with SMTP id c16mr3624297qkb.48.1467452641746; Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:44:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: nbvfour@gmail.com Received: by 10.237.58.2 with HTTP; Sat, 2 Jul 2016 02:44:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <87h9cecad5.fsf@rustcorp.com.au> <1E86A00F-0609-4DBC-9543-94AE04CC13C9@voskuil.org> <577234A4.3030808@jonasschnelli.ch> From: Chris Priest Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 02:44:00 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: aDbAaoZxc7CkI2jj7xeH1Se9EFA Message-ID: To: Erik Aronesty , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 151 X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2016 09:44:03 -0000 On 6/30/16, Erik Aronesty via bitcoin-dev wrote: > > I would like to see a PGP-like "web of trust" proposal for both the > security of the bitcoin network itself /and/ (eventually) of things like > transmission of bitcoin addresses. > > Something where nodes of any kind (full, spv, mobile wallets) can > /optionally/ accumulate trust over time and are capable of verifying the > identity of other nodes in that web. > Isn't the system already functioning in this way already? Bitcoin exchanges and block explorers already have a reputation earned by so many years of serving the community. Their HTTPS certificate acts like a public/private key, and when your wallet makes a request to their server, the keys are automatically checked for validity by the underlying http library.