Bogdan-Ștefan Neacşu
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* Save to disk coconut keypair * Check verification keys of the other signers * Post verification key to chain * Add multisig propose/vote for vks * Execute the proposal * Parse announce address argument * Gateway uses chain data * Network requester uses chain data * Native&socks5 clients use chain data * Credential client signature uses chain data * Remove redundant api endpoints * Undo debugging logging * Fix some tests * Fix clippy * Fix wasm client and contract test * More contract clippy * Update CHANGELOG * Use a bigger expiry period then the testing one
Nym API
The Nym API provides multiple services to the Nym network, and is designed to be run alongside Nyxd validators. From a logical perspective, there are multiple applications, but they are bundled together for ease of deployment.
Nym Directory Caching
The Nym directory is contained in the mixnet smart contract in the Nyx blockchain. The blockchain holds the canonical directory information about nodes, stake, locations etc. The Nym API caches this information periodically to make queries faster and more scalable.
Nym Network Monitoring
The Nym API periodically sends test packets through the entire of the Nym mixnet to test node liveness and quality of service.
Coconut Credentials
Coconut [paper] is a distributed cryptographic signing scheme providing a high degree of privacy for its users. You can find an overview of how to use it in the Coconut section of the Nym documentation.
A simple explanation is also available in blog form.
This project was partially funded through the NGI0 PET Fund, a fund established by NL.net with financial support from the European Commission's NGI programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 825310.