Removed proxying-related documentation.

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Nick Daly 2012-05-12 15:31:24 -05:00
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@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ another's index with a request. That request is handled and a request is
returned. Then, the reply is handled. The upshot is that we learn a new set of
locations for the service.
This is currently incomplete. We don't sign, encrypt, verify, or decrypt
request messages. I wanted to get the functional fundamentals in place first.
We also don't:
- Proxy requests.
@ -36,45 +33,11 @@ We also don't:
proxies)
:TODO: move to santiago.py, merge the documentation.
Each request is built like the following. Parenthesized items are inferred from
context and not included explicitly. Bracketed items are lists. The initial
request is a signed message whose source is inferred from the message's
signature, while the destination assumed to be the recipient. That message
contains another signed message with two parts: an intended recipient and an
encrypted request. That encrypted request contains the important details, like
the requested host or client, the service, where the replies go, and any service
locations::
Request -----+
|
v
/--------------------------\
| Signed Data (A) |
| |
| (From: X) |
| (To: Y) |
| (Request)---+ |
| | |
| v |
+--------------------------+
| Signed Data (B) |
| |
| (From: A) |
| To: B |
| Request:----+ |
| | |
| v |
+--------------------------+
| Encrypted Data (C) |
| |
| Host/Client: B |
| Service: C |
| Reply To: [A1, A2] |
| Locations: [B1] |
\--------------------------/
This dead-drop is what came of my trying to learn from bug 4185.
"""
import ast
import cfg
from collections import defaultdict as DefaultDict
from errors import InvalidSignatureError, UnwillingHostError
@ -248,7 +211,6 @@ class Santiago(object):
"""
# FIXME sign the encrypted payload.
# FIXME move it out of here so proxying can work.
payload = self.gpg.encrypt(
{"host": host, "client": client,
"service": service, "locations": locations or "",