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tptacek
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Is there a concise description of the ssb protocol somewhere? I tried reading the ssb website but it's too conversational; I can't get a grip on what the actual cryptography is.
staltz
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This here is a great technical description of the protocol:
https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/
_pferreir_
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Oh cool! This would have been super useful while working on the Python implementation :)
lgierth
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And here's a doc covering only the secure network transport:
https://github.com/auditdrivencrypto/secret-handshake
kawfey
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Here's a good overview video on it's use case:
https://vimeo.com/236358264
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