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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/node/Network.hpp b/node/Network.hpp index a95ae869..6263aa9b 100644 --- a/node/Network.hpp +++ b/node/Network.hpp @@ -49,7 +49,20 @@ namespace ZeroTier { class NodeConfig; /** - * Local membership to a network + * A virtual LAN + * + * Networks can be open or closed. + * + * Open networks do not track membership. Anyone is allowed to communicate + * over them. + * + * Closed networks track membership by way of timestamped signatures. When + * the network requests its configuration, one of the fields returned is + * a signature for the identity of the peer on the network. This signature + * includes a timestamp. When a peer communicates with other peers on a + * closed network, it periodically (and pre-emptively) propagates this + * signature to the peers with which it is communicating. Peers reject + * packets with an error if no recent signature is on file. */ class Network : NonCopyable { |