[tahoe-dev] Using allmydata.com production grid?

[Peter Secor]

I'm pretty sure that using the helper does not require you to rely upon 
it for integrity (Brian or Zooko, this is true, right? As for 
availability, if the helper node is not available, the local node will 
revert back to contacting the other storage nodes directly.

Ps

David-Sarah Hopwood wrote:
> Peter Secor wrote:
>>    A helper is a node which accepts encrypted data and performs the 
>> erasure coding as a service. We have several helpers in our colo and 
>> this allows users to only have to upload 1x of their data instead of 
>> 3.3x (our expansion factor for erasure coding). For slow links, this is 
>> a big help.
> 
> This requires trusting the helper for availability but not for
> integrity, is that correct?
>