Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIntroducing Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services | The Tor Projectblog.torproject.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down11 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkIntroducing Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services | The Tor Projectblog.torproject.orgPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·2 months agoIt’s not like it’s going to consume electricity like Bitcoin. PoW was first conceptualized as an anti spam method. It’s just a little overhead to make it expensive to make DOS attacks. This makes perfect sense.
minus-squareMubelotix@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt will, but that’s the point. Costing money
It’s not like it’s going to consume electricity like Bitcoin.
PoW was first conceptualized as an anti spam method. It’s just a little overhead to make it expensive to make DOS attacks. This makes perfect sense.
It will, but that’s the point. Costing money