Re: [tor-dev] [GSoC] CONIKS implementation for Tor Messenger

[Huy Vu Quoc <huyvq.c633@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcela,Â

Thanks for your quickly reply.Â

> It's reasonable to assume that the client may one day talk to other CONIKS servers and Â
> clients. So clearly specifying the data format that the Tor Messenger client (and alsoÂ
> the server) uses is an important part of the project. Ultimately, the data format specification Â
> should follow the data formats given in the paper. So you should provide a clear specification Â
> for Tor Messenger but you shouldn't worry too much about making it compatible with other Â
> services. The main reason being that we donât know of other communication services that Â
> have already implemented and deployed CONIKS.Â
> Â
> I'm not currently working on a standard specification. That's something that I think Â
> communication/identity providers should come together to do once there are a few tested Â
> deployments of CONIKS. This is what I've heard from other communication service providers Â
> I've talked to, and I think it makes sense.Â
> Â
> To get a rough sense of what a data format might look like, you may look at the CONIKS reference Â
> implementation (github.com/coniks-sys/ref-implementation). It uses Protobufs Â
> to specify the data exchange format, so you could use a similar format.Â

Thanks for your suggestion. I will have a look at this carefully. ÂÂ

> As part of your application, weâd like for you to provide us with your planned timeline Â
> according to the functionality weâd like to have. Hereâs the functionality that would Â
> be great to have by the end of the summer: key registrations, lookups and monitoring. Â
> The nice thing about splitting up the functionality like this is that it allows for the Â
> key server and the client to be built incrementally. So given how you want to tackle these Â
> tasks, you should set up your plan accordingly.Â

I get it. It would help me a lot when writing my proposal.Â

best,Â
Vu Quoc HuyÂ


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