[hashcash] Re: Pure Python implementation of hashcash v.1
- From: Adam Back <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hashcash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:20:34 -0400
Hi
Do you have a web page for this implementation?
I want to replace David McNab's implementation with yours.
Adam
On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 08:20:42PM -0400, David Mertz, Ph.D. wrote:
> I saw David McNab's Python implementation. Unfortunately, as near as I
> can tell (and suggested in the list archives also), McNab actually
> implements a different algorithm than hashcash. It might (or might
> not) be equivalent in security; but I cannot see any directly way to
> transform what he computes into an actual hashcash stamp.
>
> I created a Pure Python module today that seems to conform with the
> hashcash v.1 standard. But I probably missed something. It's just
> barely tested--call this an alpha version. Still, I figured I'd send
> it out here.... if anyone sees something I've done wrong, please let me
> know so I can correct it before distributing the module more widely.
>
> Yours, David...
>
> P.S. I'm doing an article for IBM developerWorks on hashcash. Look for
> it.
>
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