Questions tagged [trustless-system]
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Is a Monero key backdoor possible?
Recently an article was published stating the possibility of the NSA or some other malicious organization creating backdoor undetectable Diffie-Hellman keys (source) to allow snooping.
Is Monero at risk to an attack of this nature? If so, under…
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What is the difference between "trustless" and "trusted" system?
I have read that Zcash is a "trusted" system and that Monero is "trustless". As they are both open source projects, what is the difference. What makes Monero "trustless"?
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Who Generates parameters G & H for Pedersen commitment in Monero?
Who (which party) generates parameters G & H for Pedersen commitment in Monero? I mean for a confidential transaction in Monero, pedersen commitment is required which has parameters G & H which are group elements. I am not sure who generates it? Is…
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