ipfs/kubo

public keys should be added to blockstore

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#1,898 opened on Oct 25, 2015

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Description

This would allow people to cat someones peer id. which a lot of people seem to want to do.

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Research direction
Investigate how the blockstore stores blocks and how peer IDs are currently resolved. Then design a solution to store public keys in the blockstore, enabling retrieval via 'cat' on a peer ID.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backenddistributed systemsnetworking
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.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
go
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60