commit bdc8bc7de3b35bdca481f73c0605d563e3a8bb06
parent dfb767a0954762063fcd3ad48e788211db288222
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 14:36:18 +0200
-cite as suggested by Jeff, use correct name
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex
@@ -205,8 +205,9 @@ believe needs a payment system with the following properties:
\EUR{100,00} coin or transaction or the other change being generated.
\end{description}
-Instead of using cryptographic methods like restrictive blind
-signatures to achieve divisiblity, Taler's fractional payments use a
+Instead of using cryptographic methods like $k$-show
+signatures to achieve divisiblity~\cite{brands1993efficient},
+Taler's fractional payments use a
simpler, more powerful mechanism. In Taler, a coin is not simply a
unique random token, but a private key. Thus, the transfer of a coin
can be performed by signing a message using this private key. Thus,