diff --git a/ch08.asciidoc b/ch08.asciidoc index 1cf06dfd..d13ac73e 100644 --- a/ch08.asciidoc +++ b/ch08.asciidoc @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ You can find more instructions on running Bitcoin Core as a Tor hidden service i ==== Peer to peer authentication and encryption -Two Bitcoin Improvement Proposals, BIP-150 and BIP-151, add support for Peer-to-Peer authentication and encryption in the bitcoin P2P network. These two BIPs define optional services that may be offered by compatible bitcoin nodes. BIP-151 enables negotiated encryption for all communications between two nodes that support BIP-151. BIP-150 offers optional peer-authentication which allows nodes to authenticate each others identity using ECDSA and private keys. BIP-150 requires that prior to authentication the two nodes have established encrypted communications as per BIP-151. +Two Bitcoin Improvement Proposals, BIP-150 and BIP-151, add support for Peer-to-Peer authentication and encryption in the bitcoin P2P network. These two BIPs define optional services that may be offered by compatible bitcoin nodes. BIP-151 enables negotiated encryption for all communications between two nodes that support BIP-151. BIP-150 offers optional peer-authentication which allows nodes to authenticate each other's identity using ECDSA and private keys. BIP-150 requires that prior to authentication the two nodes have established encrypted communications as per BIP-151. As of January 2017, BIP-150 and BIP-151 are not implemented in Bitcoin Core. However, the two proposals have been implemented by at least one alternative bitcoin client, named bcoin.((("bcoin")))