clarify withdraw existing response lookup

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Florian Dold 2017-05-17 16:53:36 +02:00
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@ -838,10 +838,9 @@ interaction with the exchange:
the exchange to request withdrawal of $C$; here, $B_b$ denotes
Chaum-style blinding with blinding factor $b$.
\item
The exchange checks if the same withdrawal request was issued before;
in this case, it sends a Chaum-style blind signature $S_K(B)$ with
private key $K_s$ to the customer. \\
If this is a fresh withdrawal request, the exchange performs the following transaction:
The exchange checks its database if there is an existing withdraw record $\langle S_W(B), x \rangle$
with existing withdraw response $x$; in this case it sends back $x$.\\
Otherwise if this is a fresh withdrawal request, the exchange performs the following transaction:
\begin{enumerate}
\item checks if the reserve $W_p$ has sufficient funds
for a coin of value corresponding to $K$,
@ -850,7 +849,7 @@ interaction with the exchange:
for future reference,
\item deducts the amount corresponding to $K$ from the reserve,
\end{enumerate}
and then sends $S_K(B)$ to the customer.
and then sends Chaum-style blind signature $S_K(B)$ to the customer.
If the guards for the transaction fail, the exchange sends a descriptive
error back to the customer, with proof that it operated correctly.
Assuming the signature was valid, this would involve showing the transaction

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@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ Specific comments:
point: 2nd line also reads as “if the same withdrawal request was issued before
the exchange will send S_K(B)”
> We added some clarification that the exchange looks up if the request
> already exists in their database.
- Section 4.2, it seems that a customer can use a coin of value say $10 to
multiple transactions of <= $10 in total. I.e. it can first a pay a merchant
M1 $2 and then a merchant M2 another $5 dollars. In that case the exchange can