Re:Decentralized Naming and Certificate Authority
by rwiggum on Thursday February 13, 2020 @01:16AM
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>But how does that square with the 52-week staggered release bit?
It's random, but distributed over 52 weeks because the hash function has psuedo-random output. It's quite clever, IMO. That's what "Determined by hash(name) % 52" means. You want to register "meow" today? Well, then check if hash("meow") % 52 <= currentWeekIndex
That's my understanding, but I haven't actually read any docs.
It's random, but distributed over 52 weeks because the hash function has psuedo-random output. It's quite clever, IMO. That's what "Determined by hash(name) % 52" means. You want to register "meow" today? Well, then check if hash("meow") % 52 <= currentWeekIndex
That's my understanding, but I haven't actually read any docs.