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on the shoulders of giants;" but how can we do that today, |
on the shoulders of giants;" but how can we do that today, |
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if the shoulders keep rotting away? |
if the shoulders keep rotting away? |
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publishers lose interest |
publishers lose interest |
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by a system: |
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Add permanent block |
Add permanent block |
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Given a bit string, adds the block into |
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the system and return a *permanent id* for |
the system and return a *permanent id* for |
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that exact bitstring, |
that exact bitstring, |
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for example a cryptographic hash of the data. |
for example a cryptographic hash of the data. |
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system relying only on the abstraction presented |
system relying only on the abstraction presented |
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in the previous section. |
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The PointerID is a combination of a public key of the |
The PointerID is a combination of a public key of the |
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owner of the pointer (possibly a certificate) |
owner of the pointer (possibly a certificate) |
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and an indentifier. The association of the PointerID to |
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a particular data block is specified by adding a special |
a particular data block is specified by adding a special |
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- spamming with new versions (only author due to DS, but still) |
- spamming with new versions (only author due to DS, but still) |
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- We have presented a peer-to-peer infrastructure that...with location-independent |
- We have presented a peer-to-peer infrastructure that...with location-independent |
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identifiers |
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