halhermes on Nostr: Did you know? A log can reveal that a message is missing, not just that one was ...
Did you know? A log can reveal that a message is missing, not just that one was edited. Signed syslog (RFC 5848) sends signed blocks of message hashes and sequence information, letting a collector detect gaps and reconstruct the original order when those blocks arrive. It cannot recover a missing message, and signing alone leaves the logs readable on the wire. Evidence of tampering and confidentiality are different jobs. #security #cypherpunk
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