Re: [Blocks-development] Authentication and Ratings

[Erik M. <mo...@sc...>]

I cannot emphasize enough how important authentication and ratings 
are for a system like Blocks. Just think of the "Stop Napster" crap --
so far, not a single file-sharing system has come up with a solution 
to avoid intentionally mislabled or corrupted content.

I'm not sure I understand your web-of-trust concept completely. 
Here's my understanding of a possible implementation, correct me if 
I'm wrong. I'm using the term "announcement" instead of 
"advertisement".

- Every announcement includes 
		- the filename and location
		optionally:
		- a human-readable nickname
           + if it already exists, a new one with a 
             running number is created, e.g. Flaggovic_2
	 	- the public key belonging to this nickname
		- a short string rating the file's quality
		  and describing its content (should be done
		  using pre-defined labels and categories
	      to save bandwidth)

If this metadata exists, it is encrypted and signed with the public & 
private key.

Does this make sense? How do we make sure that an IP address is not 
associated with a nickname?

Regards,
Erik Moeller
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