From a40d605d7cf2f9a654ced8b6a8d818b46fae9d6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Grothoff Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 23:21:30 +0200 Subject: add fwd ref to payback details --- doc/paper/taler.tex | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/paper') diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex index 4a9299a62..68b269137 100644 --- a/doc/paper/taler.tex +++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex @@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ than the total that was signed into existence using that denomination key. In this case, the exchange can allow authentic customers to redeem their unspent coins that were signed with the compromised private key, while refusing further deposits involving coins signed by -the compromised denomination key. As a result, the financial damage +the compromised denomination key (see Section~\ref{sec:payback}). +As a result, the financial damage of losing a private signing key is limited to at most the amount originally signed with that key, and denomination key rotation can be used to bound that risk. @@ -1744,7 +1745,7 @@ upholds the core principles described in~\cite{fc2014murdoch}. In particular, in providing the cryptographic proofs as evidence none of the participants have to disclose their core secrets. -\subsection{Business concerns} +\subsection{Business concerns} \label{sec:payback} The Taler system implementation includes additional protocol elements to address real-world concerns. To begin with, the exchange -- cgit v1.2.3