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diff --git a/glossary.html.j2 b/glossary.html.j2 index 997f19b6..a90b6c2c 100644 --- a/glossary.html.j2 +++ b/glossary.html.j2 @@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ Taler's payment service provider. Issues electronic `coins` during `withdrawal` and redeems them when they are `deposited` by merchants. {% endtrans %} </dd> +<dt>{{ _("expired") }}</dt> + <dd> + {% trans %} + Various operations come with time limits. In particular, `denomination keys` + come with strict time limits for the various operations involving the + `coin` issued under the `denomination`. The most important limit is the + `deposit` expiration, which specifies until when wallets are allowed to + use the coin in `deposit` or `refreshing` operations. There is also a "legal" + expiration, which specifies how long the exchange keeps records beyond the + `deposit` expiration time. This latter expiration matters for legal disputes + in courts and also creates an upper limit for `refreshing` operations on + special `zombie coin`. + {% endtrans %} + </dd> <dt>{{ _("extension") }}</dt> <dd> {% trans %} @@ -98,6 +112,14 @@ a `coin` is owned by the entity that knows the private key of the coin {% endtrans %} </dd> +<dt>{{ _("payback") }}</dt> + <dd> + {% trans %} + operation by which an exchange returns the value of coins affected + by a `revocation` to their `owner`, either by allowing the owner to + withdraw new coins or wiring funds back to the bank account of the `owner` + {% endtrans %} + </dd> <dt>{{ _("proof") }}</dt> <dd> {% trans %} @@ -128,6 +150,12 @@ operation by which a merchant steps back from the right to funds that he obtained from a `deposit` operation, giving the right to the funds back to the customer {% endtrans %} </dd> +<dt>{{ _("revocation") }}</dt> + <dd> + {% trans %} + exceptional operation by which an exchange withdraws a denomination from circulation, either because the signing key was compromised or because the exchange is going out of operation; unspent coins of a revoked denomination are subjected to payback. + {% endtrans %} + </dd> <dt>{{ _("sharing") }}</dt> <dd> {% trans %} @@ -188,6 +216,19 @@ operation by which a `wallet` can convert funds from a reserve to fresh coins {% endtrans %} </dd> +<dt>{{ _("zombie coin") }}</dt> + <dd> + {% trans %} + a `coin` is a zombie coin if the coin was (1) used as the `dirty` coin + in `refreshing`, (2) the `denomination` of the `fresh` coins created during the + `refreshing` was subject to `revocation`, resulting in the `fresh` coin + from the refresh operation being subjected to `payback`; as a result, + the formerly `dirty` coin is eligible for + `refreshing`, even if the dirty coin's denomination is `expired` for + deposit operations (but not if it is expired past the legal + data retention requirement). + {% endtrans %} + </dd> </dt> </div> {% endblock body_content %} |