Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System

Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System by toomim on Monday October 10, 2022 @03:37AM (#33148782)

Then it's no longer content-addressing. It's now "public key plus a signed pointer referencing a name-that-has-yet-to-be-specified" addressing.

I think that's a fine road to go down for addressing data, but it's not content addressing.

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Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System by bawolff on Monday October 10, 2022 @11:11AM (#33152358)

Why not? If you include the public key with the signed pointer, then you can define a "hash" function that returns just the pubkey (yes with collisions, but not in a way that matters) and it is content-addressing. After all, you are literally addressing by content in this scheme.

What is actually the difference in any way that matters? What property does content addressing have that this doesn't.

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Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System by theGnuMe on Monday October 10, 2022 @12:51PM (#33153679)

I mean a content hash that redirects if it is deprecated?

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