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0 pointselcritch8mo ago0 comments

Essentially the Pow aspect is pointless then? They could require almost any arbitrary thing.

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What else do you envision being used instead of proof of work?

Rot13 a challenge string. It could be any arbitrary function.

That wouldn’t have the fallback rate-limiting functionality. It’s too cheap.

elcritchOP8mo ago

It’s too cheap as a rate limiter as it is if you read TFA.

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What else do you envision being used instead of proof of work?

Rot13 a challenge string. It could be any arbitrary function.

That wouldn’t have the fallback rate-limiting functionality. It’s too cheap.

elcritchOP8mo ago

It’s too cheap as a rate limiter as it is if you read TFA.

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