diff --git a/ch08.asciidoc b/ch08.asciidoc index 33332bdc..9512fe04 100644 --- a/ch08.asciidoc +++ b/ch08.asciidoc @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Bloom filters are a way to reduce the loss of privacy. Without them, an SPV node === Encrypted and Authenticated Connections -((("bitcoin network", "encrypted and authenticated connections")))((("encryption")))((("authentication")))Most new users of bitcoin assume that the network communications of a bitcoin node are encrypted. In fact, the original implementation of bitcoin communicates entirely in the clear. While this is not a major privacy concern for full nodes, it is a big problem for SPV nodes. +((("bitcoin network", "encrypted connections")))((("encryption")))((("authentication")))Most new users of bitcoin assume that the network communications of a bitcoin node are encrypted. In fact, the original implementation of bitcoin communicates entirely in the clear. While this is not a major privacy concern for full nodes, it is a big problem for SPV nodes. As a way to increase the privacy and security of the bitcoin P2P network, there are two solutions that provide encryption of the communications: _Tor Transport_ and _Peer to Peer Authentication and Encryption_ with BIP-150/151.