1997-02-13 - Re: anonymity and e-cash
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From: janke@unixg.ubc.ca
To: Lee Tien <tien@well.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-02-13 00:41:39 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:41:39 -0800 (PST)
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From: janke@unixg.ubc.ca
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:41:39 -0800 (PST)
To: Lee Tien <tien@well.com>
Subject: Re: anonymity and e-cash
Message-ID: <199702130041.QAA10379@toad.com>
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Lee Tien <tien@well.com> writes:
> [...]
> Is payee anonymity technically possible? Under what conditions?
> [...]
It's not too hard: The payee forwards a blinded, non-signed coin
to the payer. The payer has the bank sign this, and then returns
it to the payee who strips out the blinding factor. I think
this is discussed in Schneier.
Leonard
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