commit 36b0cb9aaa0d04951d8548a6b4a6492d334c907b parent fbf7c59763680363231b7bd1b4b3f77e9e7a5d36 Author: Julius Bünger <buenger@mytum.de> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:22:24 +0100 cong: peer id terminology Diffstat:
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diff --git a/developers/apis/cong.rst b/developers/apis/cong.rst @@ -448,8 +448,21 @@ and deliberately provide tracking capability to peers which we want to stay in touch with. +.. _Peer-ID-Terminology: + +Peer ID Terminology +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Once peer ids cease to be unique over time the question raises whether they +should actually be called identities. (In my intuition an identity is something +more persistent.) +As we discuss peer ids as an analogue to ip addresses, a natural close idea +would be to use "peer address". + + .. _Requirements: + Requirements ------------