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Re: What would happen to bitcoin if all bitcoin-related stuff on GitHub got banned?
by
Cricktor
on 17/08/2022, 17:21:01 UTC
On a p2p network, an attacker can replace the devs' keys with theirs.
But the forged attacker's keys don't match the real dev's key signature. If you don't compare that the obtained key is actually the proper key, you miss an important step.