📅 Original date posted:2011-09-08
🗒️ Summary of this message: Discussion on whether anyone other than Satoshi has the ability to send an alert and the need to change the alert system to prevent malicious alerts.
📝 Original message:On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 09:09 -0700, David Perry wrote:
> @Steve re "Who knows, it might be the only way we'll ever hear from
> Satoshi again."
>
>
> That brings up a good point... Does anyone aside from Satoshi actually
> have the ability to send such an alert?
Gavin does
> Should we at the very least change the alert system to give such
> privileges to current devs and ensure that that if the missing Mr.
> Satoshi has had his key compromised we don't see an
> authoritative-looking alert come up from a malicious source?
Meh, why make the key-holder send out two alerts for old clients and new
clients. I also highly doubt satoshi would let his key get compromised.
That said, keep in mind they are literally just messages, they make no
functional difference.
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