Re: [TOPIC 3/17] Obliterate

From: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Mar 12, 2020, 18:06 UTC
Message-ID: <20200312180651.yonj6wzuatur25w6@chatter.i7.local>
In-Reply-To: <5B2FEA46-A12F-4DE7-A184-E8856EF66248@jramsay.com.au>

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 02:57:24PM +1100, James Ramsay wrote:

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> 8. Jeff H: can we introduce a new type of object -- a "revoked blob" if you
> will that burns the original one but also holds the original SHA in the ODB
> ??
> 
> 9. Peff: what would this mean for signatures? New opportunity to forge
> signatures.

Easy, you just quickly find a collision for that blob's sha1 and put that in place of the offending original. ;)

(Fully tongue-in-cheek.)

-K

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