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Original date posted:2011-12-18
šļø Summary of this message: A developer is working on a client that downloads block chain headers and block bodies on demand for full verification, slotting between headers-only and full clients.
š Original message:On Sunday 18 Dec 2011 01:27:10 Jordan Mack wrote:
> I don't like the idea of a header only client, unless this is just an
> interim action until the full block chain is downloaded in the
> background. Development of these types of clients is probably
> inevitable, but I believe that this breaks the most fundamental aspects
> of Bitcoin's security model. If a client has only headers, it cannot do
> full verification, and it is trusting the data from random anonymous
> peers.
I'm working on (slowly) making a client able to download-on-demand. That is
to say that the block chain headers would be downloaded and maintained, but
the block bodies would be downloaded as needed for full verification. It's
certainly not possible with the current protocol; but it's certainly a
conceivable application. I suppose it slots between headers-only and full
client conceptually.
Andy
--
Dr Andy Parkins
andyparkins at gmail.com
Andy Parkins [ARCHIVE] /
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2023-06-07 02:51:20
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Original date posted:2011-12-18\nšļø Summary of this message: A developer is working on a client that downloads block chain headers and block bodies on demand for full verification, slotting between headers-only and full clients.\nš Original message:On Sunday 18 Dec 2011 01:27:10 Jordan Mack wrote:\n\n\u003e I don't like the idea of a header only client, unless this is just an\n\u003e interim action until the full block chain is downloaded in the\n\u003e background. Development of these types of clients is probably\n\u003e inevitable, but I believe that this breaks the most fundamental aspects\n\u003e of Bitcoin's security model. If a client has only headers, it cannot do\n\u003e full verification, and it is trusting the data from random anonymous\n\u003e peers.\n\nI'm working on (slowly) making a client able to download-on-demand. That is \nto say that the block chain headers would be downloaded and maintained, but \nthe block bodies would be downloaded as needed for full verification. It's \ncertainly not possible with the current protocol; but it's certainly a \nconceivable application. I suppose it slots between headers-only and full \nclient conceptually.\n\n\nAndy\n\n-- \nDr Andy Parkins\nandyparkins at gmail.com",
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