cloudhead/nakamoto

BIP 151

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#13 opened on Jan 23, 2021

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Description

Peer-to-peer layer encryption.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0151.mediawiki

This hasn't landed yet in Core (see: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/14032), but is really on-brand for nakamoto, so it would be cool to support it.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study BIP 151 specification, understand the current peer to peer message handling in nakamoto, and implement encryption handshake.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
networkingcryptography
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
RustGitBitcoin protocol basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50