diff --git a/Convergence Secret.md b/Convergence Secret.md index 26c6fdd..5ecf057 100644 --- a/Convergence Secret.md +++ b/Convergence Secret.md @@ -22,8 +22,17 @@ would allow me to determine that you have uploaded a file to the grid. This isn't a big deal for things that are personally produced, but is a big deal for commonly known things that you want to keep secret that you know about. Examples would be a Bible in China or The Anarchist's -Cookbook at the High School that I went to. Here's the details of the -origin of the convergence secret: `Convergence Secret Justification`_ +Cookbook at the High School that I went to. This is called the +"Confirm-The-File" attack. + +There is one more way that this can be used. Let's say that you know +somebody stores their W-2 (a US tax document) on their Tahoe-LAFS grid. +You can, with a little script, try various numbers for identity information +and eventually end up with your full identity and salary. This is called +the "Learn-The-Remaining-Information" attack. + +Here's the details of the origin of the convergence secret: +`Convergence Secret Justification`_ .. _`Convergence Secret Justification`: