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[minion-cvs] Check in some changes due to Peter



Update of /home/minion/cvsroot/doc/spec
In directory moria.mit.edu:/tmp/cvs-serv780/doc/spec

Modified Files:
	dir-agreement.txt 
Log Message:
Check in some changes due to Peter

Index: dir-agreement.txt
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RCS file: /home/minion/cvsroot/doc/spec/dir-agreement.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2
--- dir-agreement.txt	14 Aug 2003 18:25:01 -0000	1.1
+++ dir-agreement.txt	14 Aug 2003 19:48:33 -0000	1.2
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
         a directory server.
   
       - The protocol should allow old directory servers to shut down,
-        and new directory servers to join, but should not allow
+        and new directory servers to join, but should not allow an
+        attacker to control the final directory by signing up a large
+        number of directory servers.
       
       - When the protocol succeeds, it should create a directory
         signed by a large quorum of directory servers.  If at least
@@ -147,6 +149,10 @@
    Honest mix -- A mix is 'honest' if it tries to be reliable, and it
       does not attempt to attack the network or break users'
       anonymity.
+
+   Credible mix -- A mix is 'credible' to a directory server, if that
+      directory server thinks the mix is probably honest, so far as it
+      knows.
 
    Pinger -- a source of liveness and reliability information about
       mixes.