DiscoveryClient

Handles automatic discovery of other OctoMY nodes.

Detailed description

Discovery is the mechanism in which nodes seek out and establish secure connections with each other. Pairing is the mechanism in which the user will assign a level of trust to already discovered nodes.

Discovery proceeds as follows:

• Physical proximity is established (NFC, QR scanner, Bluetooth, Zoo, LAN)
• Pairing signatures and public keys are exchanged
• Pairing challenge/responses are exchanged to verify legitimacy
• Identicon for signatures is shown for user verification
• Optionally: multifactor authentications are conducted
• The list of nodes is updated to show the security level of each node

Glossary:

• Discovery: Automatic process where nodes find each other and exchange details to verify identity.
• Pairing: Manual process where the operator assigns trust to a previously discovered node.
• Node: Any participant in an OctoMY network (Agent, Hub, Remote).
• Birth/Delivery: Transition of a node from uninitialized to initialized.

See also AddressBook, Associate, DiscoveryMandate, LANDiscovery.