From 97176e88d42518cf99e419ef8fa3ae3d5fceac2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Paul Calderone Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 08:43:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] but it is part of this proposed solution --- docs/proposed/http-storage-node-protocol.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/proposed/http-storage-node-protocol.rst b/docs/proposed/http-storage-node-protocol.rst index bb2a40149..796bfaac0 100644 --- a/docs/proposed/http-storage-node-protocol.rst +++ b/docs/proposed/http-storage-node-protocol.rst @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Some facility for expansion to support new information exchanges should also be Solutions --------- +An HTTP-based protocol, dubbed "Great Black Swamp" (or "GBS"), is described below. +This protocol aims to satisfy the above requirements at a lower level of complexity than the current Foolscap-based protocol. + Communication with the storage node will take place using TLS. The TLS version and configuration will be dictated by an ongoing understanding of best practices. The only requirement is that the certificate have a valid signature.