From ba5c8724144b9223f4acfc3e2b28aad821d2dfbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luigi1111 Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:15:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Flesh out stealth addresses a bit Sometimes trying to break stuff like this down results in awkward sentences. Feedback pls. Updated to use @mentions. --- knowledge-base/moneropedia/stealthaddress.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/stealthaddress.md b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/stealthaddress.md index bf540a7..2da8ea5 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/stealthaddress.md +++ b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/stealthaddress.md @@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ layout: moneropedia entry: "Stealth Address" terms: ["stealth-address", "stealth-addresses"] -summary: "a special property of Monero addresses that makes it impossible to see which address a transaction went to or came from" +summary: "automatic one-time addresses for every transaction" --- ### The Basics -{{ page.summary | capitalize }}. \ No newline at end of file +Stealth addresses are an important part of Monero's inherent privacy. They allow and require the sender to create random one-time addresses for every @transaction on behalf of the recipient. The recipient can publish just one address, yet have all of his/her incoming payments go to unique addresses on the @blockchain, where they cannot be linked back to either the recipient's published address or any other transactions' addresses. By using stealth addresses, only the sender and receiver can determine where a payment was sent. + +To read how Monero prevents tracking coin history (untraceability), see @ring-signatures.