urbit/pkg/arvo/sur/ring.hoon
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:: +raw-ring-signature: low level ring signature type
::
:: The :s field of a ring signature grows O(n) with the number of
:: participants in the ring.
::
++ raw-ring-signature
$: ch0=@
::
s=(list @)
:: linked ring signature tag
::
:: Two linked ring signatures with the same link scope can be shown to
:: have been made by the same private key, leading to Sybil
:: resistance...but if your private keys are compromised, your
:: adversary can determine which signatures you made.
::
y=(unit @udpoint)
==
:: +ring-signature: higher level ring signature type
::
:: This contains all the identifying information to verify a ring signature
:: in an urbit context.
::
++ ring-signature
$: :: a ring signature is computed over a set of public keys. the
:: participants set is not those keys, but static references to them.
::
participants=(set [ship=@p =life])
:: the linkage scope this signature was made on
::
link-scope=(unit *)
:: the rest of the low level ring signature is appended
::
raw=raw-ring-signature
==
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