From 62295a8048a7708cde76e7ee2d34d8586bcc0764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: claylock Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:07:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch14_applications.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch14_applications.adoc | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch14_applications.adoc b/ch14_applications.adoc index f9d717a2..a26f58c1 100644 --- a/ch14_applications.adoc +++ b/ch14_applications.adoc @@ -1124,17 +1124,22 @@ route discovery use a P2P model where nodes propagate channel announcements to their peers in a "flooding" model, similar to how Bitcoin propagates transactions. +++++ +

In our previous example, Alice's node uses one of these route discovery mechanisms to find one or more paths connecting her node to Eric's node. Once Alice's node has constructed a path, she will initialize that path through the network by propagating a series of encrypted and nested instructions to connect each of the adjacent payment channels. +

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Importantly, this path is only known to Alice's node. All other participants in the payment route see only the adjacent nodes. From Carol's perspective, this looks like a payment from Bob to Diana. Carol does not know that Bob is actually relaying a payment from Alice. She -also doesn't know that Diana will be relaying a payment to Eric. +also doesn't know that Diana will be relaying a payment to Eric.

+++++ This is a critical feature of the LN because it ensures privacy of payments and makes it difficult to apply surveillance,