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author | Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org> | 2013-10-27 11:12:12 +0000 |
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committer | Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org> | 2013-10-27 11:12:12 +0000 |
commit | ca99e363f0ca90cd4a53b6ba791ae43ccdb0aa5d (patch) | |
tree | 6c5369354025b37dcca6c1ff8c77927f50ccc801 /src/include/gnunet_identity_service.h | |
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23 | * @brief Identity service; implements identity management for GNUnet | 23 | * @brief Identity service; implements identity management for GNUnet |
24 | * @author Christian Grothoff | 24 | * @author Christian Grothoff |
25 | * | 25 | * |
26 | * Identities in GNUnet are ECDSA keys. You assume an identity by | 26 | * Egos in GNUnet are ECDSA keys. You assume an ego by using (signing |
27 | * using (signing with) a particular private key. As GNUnet users are | 27 | * with) a particular private key. As GNUnet users are expected to |
28 | * expected to have many egos, we need an identity service to | 28 | * have many egos, we need an identity service to allow users to |
29 | * allow users to manage their egos. The identity service | 29 | * manage their egos. The identity service manages the egos (private |
30 | * manages the egos (private keys) of the local user; it does | 30 | * keys) of the local user; it does NOT manage egos of other users |
31 | * NOT manage identities of other users (public keys). For giving | 31 | * (public keys). For giving names to other users and manage their |
32 | * names to other users and manage their public keys securely, we | 32 | * public keys securely, we use GNS. |
33 | * use GNS. | ||
34 | * | 33 | * |
35 | * @defgroup identity identity management service | 34 | * @defgroup identity identity management service |
36 | * @{ | 35 | * @{ |