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author | Marcello Stanisci <marcello.stanisci@inria.fr> | 2017-01-31 14:36:11 +0100 |
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committer | Marcello Stanisci <marcello.stanisci@inria.fr> | 2017-01-31 14:36:11 +0100 |
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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index d9a6cfa7..003463f6 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Taler Glossary coins are individual token representing a certain amount of value, also known as the :term:`denomination` of the coin contract - specification of the details of a transaction, specifies the payment obligations for the customer (i.e. the amount), the deliverables of the merchant and other related information, such as deadlines or locations + the proposal signed by the wallet. denomination unit of currency, specifies both the currency and the face value of a :term:`coin` @@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ Taler Glossary proof message that cryptographically demonstrates that a particular claim is correct + proposal + a sketch that has been completed and signed by the merchant backend. + reserve funds set aside for future use; either the balance of a customer at the exchange ready for :term:`withdrawal`, or the funds kept in the exchange's bank account to cover obligations from coins in circulation @@ -78,6 +81,14 @@ Taler Glossary sharing users can share ownership of a :term:`coin` by sharing access to the coin's private key, thereby allowing all co-owners to spend the coin at any time. + sketch + specification of the details of a transaction, specifies the payment obligations + for the customer (i.e. the amount), the deliverables of the merchant and other + related information, such as deadlines or locations; However, it lacks some + information that the backend is supposed to provide. + In other words, after the backend adds the missing information to the sketch and + signs it, it becomes a proposal. + signing key see message signing key. |