Difference between revisions of "Bailment Database"
								
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| − | The [[audit server]] and [[transaction server]] both store a deposit database which permanently associate deposit addresses with [[nym|nyms]]. This allows unsolicited or duplicate deposits to be properly credited. | + | The [[Audit Server (voting pools)|audit server]] and [[Transaction Server (voting pools)|transaction server]] both store a deposit database which permanently associate deposit addresses with [[nym|nyms]]. This allows unsolicited or duplicate deposits to be properly credited, and also prevents a malicious transaction server for assigning a deposit address to two different nyms. | 
| ==Format== | ==Format== | ||
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| − | [[address identifier]] | + | [[Wallet_(blockchain)#Address_Identification|address identifier]] | 
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| − | [[Category:Voting Pool  | + | [[Category:Voting Pool Technical Specifications]] | 
Revision as of 07:59, 26 May 2014
Purpose
The audit server and transaction server both store a deposit database which permanently associate deposit addresses with nyms. This allows unsolicited or duplicate deposits to be properly credited, and also prevents a malicious transaction server for assigning a deposit address to two different nyms.
Format
The database contains the following fields:
pendingBailment ID,
nym
