(from tor-dev: PoW DoS defenses Prop 305: INTRO Cell)
On 6/16/19, Chelsea Holland Komlo wrote:
> Given the significant environmental impact of POW in other distributed
> systems (blockchain), we should not implement schemes that solve a
> problem for Tor but create problems for people elsewhere (
As a rule, proof-of-work does not really deliver the security properties people
envision. We’ve no really canonical anti-sibel criteria in this case, but
maybe some mixed approach works:
First, introduction points have a default mode in which they rate limit new
connections and impose some ar
Hi,
Given the significant environmental impact of POW in other distributed
systems (blockchain), we should not implement schemes that solve a
problem for Tor but create problems for people elsewhere (potentially
irreversible environmental damage).
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/
