From b40f08ac8eda8e81a230e0b43deccfacfcd86ac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Johnson Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:06:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Use title from BIP --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 492ccba..e50b31a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# BIP324 Encrypted Communication +# BIP324 Encrypted Transport Protocol [BIP324](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0324.mediawiki) describes an encrypted communication protocol over the Bitcoin P2P network. Encrypted messages offer a number of benefits over plaintext communication, even though the data exchanged over the Bitcoin P2P network is public to some degree. For instance, plaintext message tampering without detection is trivial for a man in the middle (MitM) attacker. Additionally, a nefarious actor may associate metadata such as IP addresses and transaction origins without explicitly having to connect directly to peers. BIP 324 - "V2" - transport forces nefarious observers to actively connect to peers as opposed to passively observing network traffic, and makes packet tampering detectable. Furthermore, V2 messages over TCP/IP look no different from random noise, making Bitcoin P2P packets indistinguishable from other network packets.