Address Block - Revision history

AyrA: /* Definition */ added some informations

2013-09-25T14:41:25Z

Definition: added some informations

AyrA: keys are actually not hashes

2013-09-12T15:46:57Z

keys are actually not hashes

AyrA: removed the label instruction, since it is not true.

2013-09-12T15:45:22Z

removed the label instruction, since it is not true.

Jeanpas: /* added chan = true/false and a remark on chan label convention */

2013-09-09T20:27:36Z

added chan = true/false and a remark on chan label convention

AyrA at 06:40, 3 September 2013

2013-09-03T06:40:30Z

AyrA at 08:20, 28 August 2013

2013-08-28T08:20:53Z

AyrA: /* Definition */ added link

2013-06-07T23:17:03Z

Definition: added link

AyrA: /* Definition */ added info about optional values

2013-06-06T08:37:54Z

Definition: added info about optional values

AyrA: /* Definition */ added "pre" block

2013-06-06T07:56:12Z

Definition: added "pre" block

AyrA: Created the Page

2013-06-06T07:54:45Z

Created the Page

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== Definition ==

An Address block is an entry in the clients [[keys.dat]] file. It looks like this:

['''Bitmessage address in format BM-...''']

label = '''Name of Address shown in client'''

enabled = '''true/false'''

decoy = '''true/false'''

privsigningkey = '''Hash to sign message'''

privencryptionkey = '''Hash to encrypt message'''

lastpubkeysendtime = '''Unix timestamp of last key broadcast'''

noncetrialsperbyte = '''Integer showing difficulty'''

payloadlengthextrabytes = '''Integer showing extra bytes required'''

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 <pre>
 [Bitmessage address in format BM-...]
-label = Name of Address shown in client
+label = Name of Address shown in client (only visible to the user)
-enabled = true/false
+enabled = true/false (disabled addresses will not even try to decrypt/send messages)
-decoy = true/false
+decoy = true/false (serves no purpose at the moment)
-chan = true/false
+chan = true/false  (Sets an address as DML and allows it to be a receiver of your own messages)
 privsigningkey = Hex representation of the key to sign message
 privencryptionkey = Hex representation of the key to encrypt message
 lastpubkeysendtime = Unix timestamp of last key broadcast
-noncetrialsperbyte = Integer showing difficulty
+noncetrialsperbyte = Integer showing difficulty (320 x difficulty from settings)
-payloadlengthextrabytes = Integer showing extra bytes required
+payloadlengthextrabytes = Integer showing extra bytes required (14000 x small difficulty from settings)
 </pre>

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 decoy = true/false
 chan = true/false
-privsigningkey = Hash to sign message
+privsigningkey = Hex representation of the key to sign message
-privencryptionkey = Hash to encrypt message
+privencryptionkey = Hex representation of the key to encrypt message
 lastpubkeysendtime = Unix timestamp of last key broadcast
 noncetrialsperbyte = Integer showing difficulty

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:45, 12 September 2013
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	Some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.		Some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.
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−	~~For chans use "label = [chan] channelname"~~

	== Editing ==		== Editing ==

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 enabled = true/false
 decoy = true/false
 privsigningkey = Hash to sign message
 privencryptionkey = Hash to encrypt message
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 </pre>
-some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.
+Some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.
 == Editing ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:40, 3 September 2013
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	some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.		some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.
		+
		+	== Editing ==
		+	Editing an Address Block can be dangerous. Users are advised to back up the keys.dat before doing so.
		+
		+	== Deleting ==
		+	Deleting the address block removes the address from the client.
		+	More Information, when or why this should be done can be found in the [[plausible deniability]] article.

	[[Category:Address terms]]		[[Category:Address terms]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:20, 28 August 2013
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	some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.		some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.
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		+	[[Category:Address terms]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:17, 7 June 2013
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	</pre>		</pre>

−	some values may not be present, if the ~~address~~ was generated with earlier versions of the client.	+	some values may not be present, if the [[Address]] was generated with earlier versions of the client.

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:37, 6 June 2013
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	payloadlengthextrabytes = Integer showing extra bytes required		payloadlengthextrabytes = Integer showing extra bytes required
	</pre>		</pre>
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		+	some values may not be present, if the address was generated with earlier versions of the client.