taler/exchange
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Projects Releases Wiki Activity

FIXMEs on 3.2 being long winded

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Jeff Burdges 2016-11-07 17:57:52 +01:00
parent 247e795904
commit cf15aaae18
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

6
doc/paper/taler.tex
View File

@ -399,11 +399,15 @@ who is performing the authentication to authorize the withdrawal.
Preventing the owner of the reserve from deliberately authorizing Preventing the owner of the reserve from deliberately authorizing
someone else to withdraw electronic coins would require extreme someone else to withdraw electronic coins would require extreme
measures, including preventing them from communicating with anyone but measures, including preventing them from communicating with anyone but
the exchange terminal during withdrawal. As such measures would be the exchange terminal during withdrawal.
% FIXME: Oddly phrased:
As such measures would be
totally impractical for a minor loophole, we are not concerned with totally impractical for a minor loophole, we are not concerned with
enabling the state to strongly identify the recipient of coins enabling the state to strongly identify the recipient of coins
from a withdrawal operation. from a withdrawal operation.
% FIXME: Seems to kinda duplicate the previous paragraph, albeit doing
% a better job.
We view ownership of a coin's private key as a ``capability'' to spend We view ownership of a coin's private key as a ``capability'' to spend
the funds. A taxable transaction occurs when a merchant entity gains the funds. A taxable transaction occurs when a merchant entity gains
control over the funds while at the same time a customer entity looses control over the funds while at the same time a customer entity looses