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diff --git a/doc/design/p2p_protocol.mdwn b/doc/design/p2p_protocol.mdwn index 23ac4052a..be3c5e6cb 100644 --- a/doc/design/p2p_protocol.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/p2p_protocol.mdwn @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ communicate between peers. There's a common line-based serialization of the protocol, but other serializations are also possible. The line-based serialization is spoken -by [[git-annex-shell], and by [[git-annex-remotedaemon]] when serving tor. +by [[git-annex-shell], and by git-annex over tor. One peer is known as the client, and is the peer that initiates the connection. The other peer is known as the server, and is the peer that the @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ connection. AUTH_SUCCESS UUID AUTH_FAILURE +Note that authentication does not guarantee that the client is talking to +who they expect to be talking to. This, and encryption of the connection, +are handled at a lower level. + ## Errors Either the client or the server may send an error message at any |