Privacy - Revision history

MiltonPusser at 14:02, 28 February 2019

2019-02-28T14:02:00Z

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	= What is private? =		= What is private? =

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2019-02-26T16:48:31Z

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	= What is private? =		= What is private? =
	[[Payments\|Payment transactions]] within the Lightning Network are private as they do not reside on the [[Layer-1]] blockchain (e.g. Bitcoin blockchain). Information about payments is kept in the [[Lightning nodes]] in a private fashion. The individual payments between two parties are hence private.		[[Payments\|Payment transactions]] within the Lightning Network are private as they do not reside on the [[Layer-1]] blockchain (e.g. Bitcoin blockchain). Information about payments is kept in the [[Lightning nodes]] in a private fashion. The individual payments between two parties are hence private.

			Depending on the [[routing]] implemented and used, [[Channel\|payment channel]]s can be public or private, but by default [[Channel\|payment channel]]s are usually public and visiable to any observer.

	= What is not private, what is public? =		= What is not private, what is public? =
	On the other hand, the [[Funding Transaction\|creation]] of the [[Channel\|payment channel]] exposes the funding amount (how much), the funding address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. Similarly, the [[Closing channels\|closing of channels]] exposes information such as the settled amount (how much), the receiving address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. For more see [[On-chain transactions]].		On the other hand, the [[Funding Transaction\|creation]] of the [[Channel\|payment channel]] exposes the funding amount (how much), the funding address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. Similarly, the [[Closing channels\|closing of channels]] exposes information such as the settled amount (how much), the receiving address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. For more see [[On-chain transactions]].

			In [[Lightning Rendezvous Routing]] exist private channels which are special [[Channel\|payment channel]]s that are encrypted.

			= References =
			* [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Privacy#Lightning_Network Privacy in Lightning Network]

MiltonPusser at 16:41, 1 February 2019

2019-02-01T16:41:54Z

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	= What is not private, what is public? =		= What is not private, what is public? =
	On the other hand, the [[Funding Transaction\|creation]] of the [[Channel\|payment channel]] exposes the funding amount (how much), the funding address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [Layer-1] blockchain. Similarly, the [[Closing channels\|closing of channels]] exposes information such as the settled amount (how much), the receiving address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [Layer-1] blockchain. For more see [[On-chain transactions]].		On the other hand, the [[Funding Transaction\|creation]] of the [[Channel\|payment channel]] exposes the funding amount (how much), the funding address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. Similarly, the [[Closing channels\|closing of channels]] exposes information such as the settled amount (how much), the receiving address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [[Layer-1]] blockchain. For more see [[On-chain transactions]].

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2019-02-01T16:28:14Z

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{{TODO|Add more info about privacy. Many details missing here. Does the closing tx reveal the opening tx?}}

= What is private? =
[[Payments|Payment transactions]] within the Lightning Network are private as they do not reside on the [[Layer-1]] blockchain (e.g. Bitcoin blockchain). Information about payments is kept in the [[Lightning nodes]] in a private fashion. The individual payments between two parties are hence private.

= What is not private, what is public? =
On the other hand, the [[Funding Transaction|creation]] of the [[Channel|payment channel]] exposes the funding amount (how much), the funding address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [Layer-1] blockchain. Similarly, the [[Closing channels|closing of channels]] exposes information such as the settled amount (how much), the receiving address (e.g. public BTC address) and the date/time on the public [Layer-1] blockchain. For more see [[On-chain transactions]].