Network Working Group J. Bedell Internet-Draft infoeng.sf.net Intended status: Informational December 20, 2006 Expires: June 23, 2007 Information Currency Trading Documents and Operations draft-jpbedell-information-currency-trading-00 Status of this Memo By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- Drafts. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. This Internet-Draft will expire on June 23, 2007. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 1] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 Abstract The documents and operations used for the trading of information currency are presented in the course of an example trade. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Example Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 25 Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 2] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 1. Introduction Information currency[1][5] is the generic term for digital financial instruments with digital information as the underlying asset. In the following, the documents used for an information currency trade are presented by illustrating a sample trade between two market participants. Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 3] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 2. Example Trade Trader A has an RSA key pair[3] with the modulus (represented in Base-64 encoding[2]) of pjToVNAaLFbwY/H7+bQj0rKEIQnLdyk4aV7WxDms5PiB8rwmVytNkHylw340kDuQCNTsjYb/gBCk Gp5ve+t1cNeLvQZHwCbXNN6BVyztA/fwiHt/UIlQf/uYLDLiOpkcuenMRE/qFibTP/co4yurje05 PJ/mxledJPIzhYYmjRb8vsI6lPCnBB2O/Cbg4LVWL5GypnC8UcSbIkve8WNeGnLu2f7gIOS2hchi 9XnAlGpYaTB0FWvP6RRc+SmpQwqNZAI6OVhRxx4xk5alNBDAHja5RL08V93gTBEfP5KbePcM0yya 6lXxTirHHThq4+1KKBno2jcQrAf8ZCiC1RBMPw== and the initial holding of 10 units of information currency with the series ID https://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c . Trader B has an RSA key pair with the modulus of rmSeTLc34f8dwQeteChrp22UWoYFAQ4oFQYvpnApFE5a4FSFwARibkZ1wtUr+kYqP/eydag/7dIs j7+FWyXyHlNT/w9YdXO1UiKOuu8yk32y8IEuIesVbtC7XYe2feWrA/lhKdKUuVHIQtAoIZxn7WgC lkQdEnzKLZEHooLkUCI30Br/HpFqgj/k9IQpGVv8jOdudkDVeSkfwdBOcKhQM1MRp9pNTnHDGnkq 6CMrnTg0uCNIDnbI65db9UPZ9L54WaBDceuZcG8tR4Pw1zbMzhshjvEwo/y6hwO2HXKLxPJq/U5h pbqJXO72EjANOrcGIW+3qNjCQLdIzg2xuRKVTQ== and the initial holding of 10 units of information currency with the series ID https://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 . Trader A generates a TradeRequest to request an exchange of 1 ICU from the series https://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c, which Trader A currently possesses, in return for 2 ICUs from the series ht tps://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37, which Trader A does not possess. 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December 2006 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 U9ZNcmU4xtaLBmdPYivWbPa1+Uk= aJ9r1WWn3GGDdYmvD2GPe5eyDjEfUbLuewKopb2eez3N3OSuhvN7DoFJ9hCqqJ7NJ84Tc3LNvK7c ymNtfXnkrPqcE9NFiW4PnMZ2/s2rlLv2cteIW3sX8I94nenToSdIkzE7J+U7FIH4ZGhdWabUw33M 5J+gRsXAgUqjkZscGIJazxXtUnBB2ffuCRJaCwCT7fQXqQ0DZV8v11cZHwzHu1IPfQaVBgJrZnb/ 0eJHXwLkzMZB4ChLGiz6dJleCcqUtaGuS0dzjSCVbYuAp8A12bxnaUosPOe4NGnEWLP7PbHui6vx SrnSMIQ/ZufzkhD+pxIqk0Jpr568HL0x7Z6dUQ== pjToVNAaLFbwY/H7+bQj0rKEIQnLdyk4aV7WxDms5PiB8rwmVytNkHylw340kDuQCNTsjYb/gBCk Gp5ve+t1cNeLvQZHwCbXNN6BVyztA/fwiHt/UIlQf/uYLDLiOpkcuenMRE/qFibTP/co4yurje05 PJ/mxledJPIzhYYmjRb8vsI6lPCnBB2O/Cbg4LVWL5GypnC8UcSbIkve8WNeGnLu2f7gIOS2hchi 9XnAlGpYaTB0FWvP6RRc+SmpQwqNZAI6OVhRxx4xk5alNBDAHja5RL08V93gTBEfP5KbePcM0yya 6lXxTirHHThq4+1KKBno2jcQrAf8ZCiC1RBMPw== AQAB After Trader B receives the TradeRequest above, Trader B decides to enter into the requested trade. A TradeOffer document is generated, Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 5] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 which includes the 2 information currency units from the requested series https://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37, and specifies that 1 unit from the series https://localhost:48443/icws/ seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c must be provided to execute the trade. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 RDD31UD2OiDGQoAiJ/3bZm2cbhxlKiSkYugr5Rp/dYAEXnlf+g3ncTNqi7CNgbpAvrKTMfxU/It4 DfWiOq8Dcd7RMEz8ee0BoZPppLZfDpfKQOPgvpB/Oi8kASE3Ip33cRUHB8TzUU61teN9tUrfipWg NmuEYgSnT7yw7sRwzog= DYcyOewnCMuJd8BoNRhHyLnJZBgDG3vxIWoJuWXAj1VJ5SHcyo28Fb75m05fEUJXHfwH07au0AN2 tYHKnhxUXKalHQ/mlLnMD90++YYEPRZZYGKlkaj7HI/eHGn9ps+263VEaPfpK9H858d/b6rWFNYm o08a/g94SjaeIFhOdTrBGGzHbsVCpbj7OKLAXw946HKUjt0NfBhbL6khBjIkXUODa7+yPbnCKch0 dPrcjoQaDS2VhFS/dEIQgB8TTUATM/ieET12sSgOsjWiotcxkqAPkuhe5ArNgyTcIVRazNNwBDRr dwlQ7Vuz6xXBwpuzGzK5Qu35FmY0zb9i33k3gA== https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 cBrmcGzlChuzUArtfzx1aSTZeJmh1YMJiJNHEZJ3RFTL2C4E91isqbb1TeZYVHu0zQS8GCb1WJFi y1P9/gnPL+opYDjcPIRk6rVwD9EsLbOa7KxR/gaJx5zkEqataDSxxL3gHgJIj8l78u+/68dyuQPj +wSMSFaHgBiU6pNZak4= Bay4J84z+zYeXHbmYzX3uxN9N8ZYVhqI88GmoPzS/aDoQcfhckjtE50piTLTJrqo/KErccz81fsE mK9zCyMq8qiVOHhtiTXoAdr9LUKCMKiBhS4Qj3RPgpDhEcP2H1ssz5jhGYcQlDckRBceMEeTnzfz S58VAwuCNehz5OKs53cWuCKHbOCw4vNSxLMfDQmpqR/9LP5gSYlBVqaGAApEQJATucA0VN7m4rtL CqdD3GCRGT0gNJAn1r30D1ZdSf7nUGKEltEvzMU9+LBhdfmslPRT7RrHUqeedMf38AwsedX+tBJv ag9TmkmU+1M2msLWXJ8WfCeurvRz0/holNK24A== Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 6] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 fFa3BlPhGt0cOhnEy/LPkGSHewI= IwOYB5ih80sWIO7NdHE8lI4HgeqES94vvLqLCoF9n2jSh8yjuF7HX6nqEKy0CcAQteyA1IHiEvZR mMZ2HfjWqWI7MMaA3L5AI2AQwbjC41dnui87KXFzQPnfHMpk0Sf5te/fjqfjWFKQTzQY0n2F3CP2 SMD5wj4n4VU8xVk0W0+CE0ADER35DfgOahnTXhy3HO+ixpL6Xf3qCLGz1NZfnZdedank8o7vJk+y jqQgjb+J2vw88i4VcaWFKJ5g8t//o2vtGPkv9KeJKsePjXJG3ntZV/UJNphVeSWrkAScglxlchjE LYoSgr0JtinQCI6t55vPRmuQ/aJj5V1ao1AJZg== rmSeTLc34f8dwQeteChrp22UWoYFAQ4oFQYvpnApFE5a4FSFwARibkZ1wtUr+kYqP/eydag/7dIs j7+FWyXyHlNT/w9YdXO1UiKOuu8yk32y8IEuIesVbtC7XYe2feWrA/lhKdKUuVHIQtAoIZxn7WgC lkQdEnzKLZEHooLkUCI30Br/HpFqgj/k9IQpGVv8jOdudkDVeSkfwdBOcKhQM1MRp9pNTnHDGnkq 6CMrnTg0uCNIDnbI65db9UPZ9L54WaBDceuZcG8tR4Pw1zbMzhshjvEwo/y6hwO2HXKLxPJq/U5h pbqJXO72EjANOrcGIW+3qNjCQLdIzg2xuRKVTQ== AQAB When the exchange server receives the TradeOffer, it removes the information currency from the TradeOffer and exchanges that IC. The two information currency units included in the TradeOffer are reproduced here. 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December 2006 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 RDD31UD2OiDGQoAiJ/3bZm2cbhxlKiSkYugr5Rp/dYAEXnlf+g3ncTNqi7CNgbpAvrKTMfxU/It4 DfWiOq8Dcd7RMEz8ee0BoZPppLZfDpfKQOPgvpB/Oi8kASE3Ip33cRUHB8TzUU61teN9tUrfipWg NmuEYgSnT7yw7sRwzog= DYcyOewnCMuJd8BoNRhHyLnJZBgDG3vxIWoJuWXAj1VJ5SHcyo28Fb75m05fEUJXHfwH07au0AN2 tYHKnhxUXKalHQ/mlLnMD90++YYEPRZZYGKlkaj7HI/eHGn9ps+263VEaPfpK9H858d/b6rWFNYm o08a/g94SjaeIFhOdTrBGGzHbsVCpbj7OKLAXw946HKUjt0NfBhbL6khBjIkXUODa7+yPbnCKch0 dPrcjoQaDS2VhFS/dEIQgB8TTUATM/ieET12sSgOsjWiotcxkqAPkuhe5ArNgyTcIVRazNNwBDRr dwlQ7Vuz6xXBwpuzGzK5Qu35FmY0zb9i33k3gA== https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 cBrmcGzlChuzUArtfzx1aSTZeJmh1YMJiJNHEZJ3RFTL2C4E91isqbb1TeZYVHu0zQS8GCb1WJFi y1P9/gnPL+opYDjcPIRk6rVwD9EsLbOa7KxR/gaJx5zkEqataDSxxL3gHgJIj8l78u+/68dyuQPj +wSMSFaHgBiU6pNZak4= Bay4J84z+zYeXHbmYzX3uxN9N8ZYVhqI88GmoPzS/aDoQcfhckjtE50piTLTJrqo/KErccz81fsE mK9zCyMq8qiVOHhtiTXoAdr9LUKCMKiBhS4Qj3RPgpDhEcP2H1ssz5jhGYcQlDckRBceMEeTnzfz S58VAwuCNehz5OKs53cWuCKHbOCw4vNSxLMfDQmpqR/9LP5gSYlBVqaGAApEQJATucA0VN7m4rtL CqdD3GCRGT0gNJAn1r30D1ZdSf7nUGKEltEvzMU9+LBhdfmslPRT7RrHUqeedMf38AwsedX+tBJv ag9TmkmU+1M2msLWXJ8WfCeurvRz0/holNK24A== After the exchange operation has completed successfully for the information currency units, the two new ICUs are as below. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 Y02m++tgfWn0xy4cyL+pJ43HCgHyacWYLtazVyU/pKSPRZ6o/VtAqztoo08MpW+zydXWgvFs2yOF TkybRCzlB350FWmoqCXRGLQrcucRV0wxNkDjql0XvLxxBdinHbhXxJUNvOQPapClqJZPpJCGKAn3 gSsX+rxQcbup9sY4viM= Zuut6yasiFa5ajAJA7jGj86VR1t9rQQKR2XcBOoADpIvel8UcIfF95KOCLWCdg9k5NoC4Bjw5tMI y08FCDxbpfClIEnP+0zeZI9fqbpUe7+V8G2c0/hnDAMwiu56G7Wa7wJXMaI+LB7tyCNtMhSoEhEz f7FjruogmA0LU9bjijSZFQyLm9BV4xZWVbkhZLD0FYb3lSyigxe5w0BuPtQ8TNGSDBBwAjXe+csF 00JKz8rZLqBJSkQnmNc0SkQo0m2ae+22P6/F08uXQ0NS6J8XVb7jtxdNhvybnU2d5LOsHDt6fqkF xXtw6cDJjXUJ0WG63mOm/8IAsLLbn3bSnaYFPg== DOiUphttjKuQeEYrBzZj9Ml8kbM= Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 8] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 LhNRKQ7L8gYVvJJQbWfgdIgNPtX1K6tNEj1fwaeYlsAbYs4Fi3JLE3uRFJf2pU7YEONvaENGJ/oe oZWTp19dVih7Rz2raAo9FDZtmx0OfRqLWiUANtqjTlx6dnbudVZcfWNc2QIHxnrkxtdp9M8w7Wsc xEl9S+uTYqogOC+eeyGSYsRBqJGbCuwvKDFCX94EFNHVMa2Yn0MTBTBtCp5QnWEjVbQLknqKHh8A uidV6+ZB8I1qm1iXESdO6nDLbT6pz7+tGHzpSqOnlyXkrp4gcj6ULuTqdpZY/oWmpvOBAOpy4Jjo gtAB8Tu2E6xS/fAUyCDfosFSInKmcZDDacZXhA== ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 lBkbSUTkHKfshIcOjOQ9dp3SQKZCHB5FVQjOSL751K9zJwl00ugd+HMG5PlUUEqrl25lq87hURzk 6ppkw1QCGx8ueaTEJn379JiNqSFVcBEc5/BPldEoKQwFIy+uIvVD4fBMjSu/wtWuSwGfrUyySTPk 3eWDyI10QprFbpRhlQU= OFRUyYf6Wnvw38ZWgmZAuQU3SNf45wBEo/bomQlqf6T/ID7AeR9RxX55UKa0GAfxCDJast+twB0f uUj22UBdympY+3SRY4Sn2fpLwlPAdJxxZg7sM2SuIA3I7nGNoOtLvjmgZp33NzwNiTzhBL9O4mPa Py2exu7zRxuaJp6woctPpYyMs9chepZp8WXNKVl+LPSJjlY0EgaeEdFCYtr3kMmo0KRf0l2FSeJ6 VttQOFTFikWtPtihpcObhIAZsPcfUKLQq3G7Z+eZLCXRIkXIWIPAk27eQch9KD3ulQsvqIjfNOUQ z73qPddV0MOWyEEPjzLDkw2B0NGe6o8oDt6pJw== WcO3UA+AHQmaZ8hC8I35+dD0QPo= Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 9] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 SkJDs+K/gJUWDUF4iiX1UQ2+SE9b8Wtul+62ZBd/ghe3E8PhH9YvXAdDo8pFaew3fcaq6Wmpnxpd 3IKZ/CRVCKjCGiX6idxuo6baQn55zXe34XOVc0cqf3ultJlPT/POfIZrp9eiQJbUUm5mXKOe0j8U amE0UkgFCMnCt/WAsKuEz9fpidYeSF6OIin0QG6jIGRylYVm/xD7gHDE7CHRxj6dZjMT6IV35MY2 FhK5G5x/W8hVkAbnHEtcuffMf6eY8bN4aFwBLbxhZdbz2PeRw6zpLNKmatd0PDNHI3vl/5ZfuESH 5fHAbPVxEvInzOzLeJ0qwQyJm9NbYQ5MsdrEEA== ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB After the exchanged IC is returned to the server and stored by the server, the TradeOffer is distributed to the market participants with the information currency removed. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 10] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 fAC3szJDDNPjFYp9k23uyQ3bSlY= BPA3GEOPBIN7R0gte2fqkVaquqE609jXSZXL0HQPw7wZEwVGg85HaX1IYDrb8s058R2vzy3FnbAk QmeKc/71ie/mSbPHcsLoCzEEPHKu/OseuPMo5nj0qs2Cif34PvO0eUCW4jI8m7Pv+LRANcutg2Wn qzRSbw6CTIncli/mcH06r5IsYiQcPo340ts57wHqzW03WgF49DVo5LdefOyiNM0mtnX5T4+888uo cfES922E0doLCSsmzVhBmnKLofCbP5wKxzTSbt/tJlr5p5q5L72l8Bg/BXvIvC8HoQvBXQfV5fXH mlmYyZI1RColG4GDZH2YMY0KjQLtHUXQzB89IQ== h68pA28mLlnspf88Ex9SnhVcIuYW45o1uVXrb74XAZM4swcVzQIZVpbcovGp+bJJnspn5rt/CNKj 7SutCqfaLWDrpjoU5khB+BCN5n/Dy6J3rh2vieRfAiCaek1U/SlFrcZA/8DQulqK2qb2DWJBi3Ua PqgjfPyMzis/UURbaMPw5idiOqUUtV14E+WI18atdMBPcziDzh/4nfv5Ou/QD5sF05YdM+yxIguW Nbdr4zT9EmsFcn2fsbT1r3Q81fJEFPi4rWiE3Lw3/B1Rwibj0l3tx/hmYmDUKgU7A72v3YVKN1zn M18032vlBjjgYXmdfd+7vEM9x6hIs3zpn32TlQ== AQAB After the first TradeOffer, originating with Trader B, has been distributed, Trader A responds with a counter-offer matching the first TradeOffer. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c MOBh/nl2mltNdPfjlRiATNCFyEgmQHRZ95hlYmC5UnW3roFvrAGZASu/r2NYucysI3NdJ5AwK+R5 9+H6jRNUbTevA6iSnEs6jxdmLC4a56HHDFWGMBwLGGOhsxfTidsiRGzxkVIm5Dq22A5+G+QNNhXh BQDqCZEiENMnmdHzEd4= KYNV/mHUIENa6trgY/PWJnR1aVwBBUq9pAs3NnJ7sTD2DoJ4l3F5EJKxoTXlsAvjC49v8YLWqtDs DGD+4JpC4N61m5csobr61ryiAXQ7bDQQyWb2RuqwlyZxPU/yg3cZr3m8jHRgdEDIz8nEvcZsIPe2 Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 11] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 8vv5BIhWYrolT3Xm21idzHZR0HsaQrIB9rVWwMJpo2yX/zRJTFGHPT5gOxV6AFIOiYENh6Yab+uE /slgj9me2/47KKPKCGO2KXNGWWChtQzLW4/LdujbpFnQslZwCj1PnbG0SKSzQ3UkKZEEr5WbRx9f rTjk3tqCBJBoPv7uU3twYfxeSaY5fSbLTVMHaA== P7xjOecetYJALQf2XAmBH2cFwJk= oXcpJS+c4mV4FoZXxX0e7WHNs2xKWQVyjP+0sHZgfezTp1T1rRGCMughI1+HDlRWP6lN2q120H8z TaSUScwxdrOcAR2+TsdfxRVsnT7I5QIaJR0MkP8SsiwtVAVNjdseVeyPOL7saUd89gINoW9wRwqe lCZi4uGE+F4ddQqUZMWXKhoeiDcim+al/pZbyHUKBLj/BDsNdkqRpzgsQzReMGHFkkoGUkgHt1q6 OV6FdjqeQtZ84cVbh4V20yQ70H8anBItBpPfQT+eo3LuLOdvP9uV+eb0/4koxab09bIBrjVfByWU PNNyBnc3oZ/iQWfBVcjQrk7YrUe+d2mhI+rxXg== pjToVNAaLFbwY/H7+bQj0rKEIQnLdyk4aV7WxDms5PiB8rwmVytNkHylw340kDuQCNTsjYb/gBCk Gp5ve+t1cNeLvQZHwCbXNN6BVyztA/fwiHt/UIlQf/uYLDLiOpkcuenMRE/qFibTP/co4yurje05 PJ/mxledJPIzhYYmjRb8vsI6lPCnBB2O/Cbg4LVWL5GypnC8UcSbIkve8WNeGnLu2f7gIOS2hchi 9XnAlGpYaTB0FWvP6RRc+SmpQwqNZAI6OVhRxx4xk5alNBDAHja5RL08V93gTBEfP5KbePcM0yya 6lXxTirHHThq4+1KKBno2jcQrAf8ZCiC1RBMPw== AQAB After receiving the ICU in the second trade offer, the server exchanges the ICU to receive the new information currency unit below. 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December 2006 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c oZ+teGlCZdh8al+JkJ95qPUaQKiQbtJkc/JtE+3fhjXZ4rjGXc0ThQEIURPUmtSa0NEEyM97C8OO SNJtXkw1SeKIxtgED//cvHBeJPw0zi1vk277nOjIJhXHbr2a/u69FkujX1iSBDZUlgqAr308ox16 6WxQ610eslHGihLnp9E= j5lJjeevRrTyMBjElvN7AmdWsaHVbSE9L9sZk8yZUmfDdrp40beqhs3G6lkP2FAxCRgoLeMfXK96 dP+FpF5091SzYN98RvuQG/6x7aujMrOjw4GPk+Zlq9VUyugiwZmuzKPvZAmiYgfZRFOV7FvGLqW/ B/OJBnZLtDNhA65KqCEfrobzQiC6yYePb9kWaI1UIXtskvrO9R4cfgE87blktbvLvBkOLgt6Oi+6 D7uVuMRiORVnruQWu36pH4hPvQWCI0jfQ9glC1WhiV1UXP4lqBzm6/bClUX4kSxbBPIXbM9eEYGm aZ2FqLr39kVfCdePIjJh53YpISLUgSxnhZiAEw== VRdFc8PO8iM3JJ4X1A0BLGpaGSA= FB+OCf+eSxu9uTG1W/q5VEhr5FibjhGZ6xoEjIv7kyjs56qnB1oE9WGO3xhGJUAja78xjXWhmrvB jEYVN6VuFCT/EwQkpVY6foDpRz6Yx8B3D+NmWd3ODjsx3VANxdSQmI28wl+VwZS+iiXwZIKCPOge ZGD8zim1Cy+WZwX4XoDA8/GNvOWEOJKyHy5BSg88+SWIDoiort5dvnZY6WpSbqW/5jjQmeKiWsNm XtPUea6IKP0oxmau043M2C6sUb/RiDqNULhStaqi4Y3iHc/pWRcA+waBBgM6Ok2fThI5yMXYNof1 YSS7ey/vJ6HFWZaC76xnkHE8Uwf5wuaIDsbI5w== ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB After the matching TradeOffers have been received, the results are Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 13] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 distributed to the participants in the trade. In order to distribute the results of a trade, TradeOffer documents are used. Two distinctive characteristics of result TradeOffers is the inclusion of a statusText element that indicates the TradeOffer that originated this message, and the correspondence of the included asset with the requestedInstrument information instead of the offeredAsset. In the first result TradeOffer returned to Trader A, the statusText is "filledOrder - e1abb079894aac7a0fd706ef43cb7c35d7e4094f", which provides the hex-encoded SHA-1[4] digest value of the original TradeOffer. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c oZ+teGlCZdh8al+JkJ95qPUaQKiQbtJkc/JtE+3fhjXZ4rjGXc0ThQEIURPUmtSa0NEEyM97C8OO SNJtXkw1SeKIxtgED//cvHBeJPw0zi1vk277nOjIJhXHbr2a/u69FkujX1iSBDZUlgqAr308ox16 6WxQ610eslHGihLnp9E= j5lJjeevRrTyMBjElvN7AmdWsaHVbSE9L9sZk8yZUmfDdrp40beqhs3G6lkP2FAxCRgoLeMfXK96 dP+FpF5091SzYN98RvuQG/6x7aujMrOjw4GPk+Zlq9VUyugiwZmuzKPvZAmiYgfZRFOV7FvGLqW/ B/OJBnZLtDNhA65KqCEfrobzQiC6yYePb9kWaI1UIXtskvrO9R4cfgE87blktbvLvBkOLgt6Oi+6 D7uVuMRiORVnruQWu36pH4hPvQWCI0jfQ9glC1WhiV1UXP4lqBzm6/bClUX4kSxbBPIXbM9eEYGm aZ2FqLr39kVfCdePIjJh53YpISLUgSxnhZiAEw== VRdFc8PO8iM3JJ4X1A0BLGpaGSA= FB+OCf+eSxu9uTG1W/q5VEhr5FibjhGZ6xoEjIv7kyjs56qnB1oE9WGO3xhGJUAja78xjXWhmrvB jEYVN6VuFCT/EwQkpVY6foDpRz6Yx8B3D+NmWd3ODjsx3VANxdSQmI28wl+VwZS+iiXwZIKCPOge ZGD8zim1Cy+WZwX4XoDA8/GNvOWEOJKyHy5BSg88+SWIDoiort5dvnZY6WpSbqW/5jjQmeKiWsNm XtPUea6IKP0oxmau043M2C6sUb/RiDqNULhStaqi4Y3iHc/pWRcA+waBBgM6Ok2fThI5yMXYNof1 YSS7ey/vJ6HFWZaC76xnkHE8Uwf5wuaIDsbI5w== Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 14] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB filledOrder - e1abb079894aac7a0fd706ef43cb7c35d7e4094f YYCXAmMSEENy6UXdfm7EBUapZd8= Pqt4lfy4d7rs7/tmWwr0HPQ5rcImRopJXvb9BnVEPX34GGjPKOfyc99+rAoLvFjrbxrbUfenZNuU k+dH9NaITWNMm/UWnng9cWbthCTtbM9E1AV7bm+xIQ39MAon/xK5T9Dzxxy73UgPcc7g8VNUOSRT fZEqrl2UKLnLz6h5+0DyWaFoAv8nM/ZcJFpbSJAKirb1kHDRSaGY0V8Xha38Doq9vxNBt6GelfHz 5pqr0jlBcskeaC0w/PZIBaSG+AyOx1fPnSlXlQ8GCt23JGPJzJ+OJPcJVfZeUgn1v1X12F51S0Z6 KqQyzO6GhKXefOtoKhUXce/F52wGkDzpuxqcxg== h68pA28mLlnspf88Ex9SnhVcIuYW45o1uVXrb74XAZM4swcVzQIZVpbcovGp+bJJnspn5rt/CNKj 7SutCqfaLWDrpjoU5khB+BCN5n/Dy6J3rh2vieRfAiCaek1U/SlFrcZA/8DQulqK2qb2DWJBi3Ua PqgjfPyMzis/UURbaMPw5idiOqUUtV14E+WI18atdMBPcziDzh/4nfv5Ou/QD5sF05YdM+yxIguW Nbdr4zT9EmsFcn2fsbT1r3Q81fJEFPi4rWiE3Lw3/B1Rwibj0l3tx/hmYmDUKgU7A72v3YVKN1zn Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 15] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 M18032vlBjjgYXmdfd+7vEM9x6hIs3zpn32TlQ== AQAB The result TradeOffer returned to Trader B has the status text "filledOrder - 272cff59e658a46b9ca38714534a4da2ead6e9da" an includes the result information currency corresponding to the requested IC in the first trade offer submitted by Trader B. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 Y02m++tgfWn0xy4cyL+pJ43HCgHyacWYLtazVyU/pKSPRZ6o/VtAqztoo08MpW+zydXWgvFs2yOF TkybRCzlB350FWmoqCXRGLQrcucRV0wxNkDjql0XvLxxBdinHbhXxJUNvOQPapClqJZPpJCGKAn3 gSsX+rxQcbup9sY4viM= Zuut6yasiFa5ajAJA7jGj86VR1t9rQQKR2XcBOoADpIvel8UcIfF95KOCLWCdg9k5NoC4Bjw5tMI y08FCDxbpfClIEnP+0zeZI9fqbpUe7+V8G2c0/hnDAMwiu56G7Wa7wJXMaI+LB7tyCNtMhSoEhEz f7FjruogmA0LU9bjijSZFQyLm9BV4xZWVbkhZLD0FYb3lSyigxe5w0BuPtQ8TNGSDBBwAjXe+csF 00JKz8rZLqBJSkQnmNc0SkQo0m2ae+22P6/F08uXQ0NS6J8XVb7jtxdNhvybnU2d5LOsHDt6fqkF xXtw6cDJjXUJ0WG63mOm/8IAsLLbn3bSnaYFPg== DOiUphttjKuQeEYrBzZj9Ml8kbM= LhNRKQ7L8gYVvJJQbWfgdIgNPtX1K6tNEj1fwaeYlsAbYs4Fi3JLE3uRFJf2pU7YEONvaENGJ/oe oZWTp19dVih7Rz2raAo9FDZtmx0OfRqLWiUANtqjTlx6dnbudVZcfWNc2QIHxnrkxtdp9M8w7Wsc Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 16] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 xEl9S+uTYqogOC+eeyGSYsRBqJGbCuwvKDFCX94EFNHVMa2Yn0MTBTBtCp5QnWEjVbQLknqKHh8A uidV6+ZB8I1qm1iXESdO6nDLbT6pz7+tGHzpSqOnlyXkrp4gcj6ULuTqdpZY/oWmpvOBAOpy4Jjo gtAB8Tu2E6xS/fAUyCDfosFSInKmcZDDacZXhA== ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 lBkbSUTkHKfshIcOjOQ9dp3SQKZCHB5FVQjOSL751K9zJwl00ugd+HMG5PlUUEqrl25lq87hURzk 6ppkw1QCGx8ueaTEJn379JiNqSFVcBEc5/BPldEoKQwFIy+uIvVD4fBMjSu/wtWuSwGfrUyySTPk 3eWDyI10QprFbpRhlQU= OFRUyYf6Wnvw38ZWgmZAuQU3SNf45wBEo/bomQlqf6T/ID7AeR9RxX55UKa0GAfxCDJast+twB0f uUj22UBdympY+3SRY4Sn2fpLwlPAdJxxZg7sM2SuIA3I7nGNoOtLvjmgZp33NzwNiTzhBL9O4mPa Py2exu7zRxuaJp6woctPpYyMs9chepZp8WXNKVl+LPSJjlY0EgaeEdFCYtr3kMmo0KRf0l2FSeJ6 VttQOFTFikWtPtihpcObhIAZsPcfUKLQq3G7Z+eZLCXRIkXIWIPAk27eQch9KD3ulQsvqIjfNOUQ z73qPddV0MOWyEEPjzLDkw2B0NGe6o8oDt6pJw== WcO3UA+AHQmaZ8hC8I35+dD0QPo= SkJDs+K/gJUWDUF4iiX1UQ2+SE9b8Wtul+62ZBd/ghe3E8PhH9YvXAdDo8pFaew3fcaq6Wmpnxpd 3IKZ/CRVCKjCGiX6idxuo6baQn55zXe34XOVc0cqf3ultJlPT/POfIZrp9eiQJbUUm5mXKOe0j8U amE0UkgFCMnCt/WAsKuEz9fpidYeSF6OIin0QG6jIGRylYVm/xD7gHDE7CHRxj6dZjMT6IV35MY2 FhK5G5x/W8hVkAbnHEtcuffMf6eY8bN4aFwBLbxhZdbz2PeRw6zpLNKmatd0PDNHI3vl/5ZfuESH Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 17] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 5fHAbPVxEvInzOzLeJ0qwQyJm9NbYQ5MsdrEEA== ofjyA8wbGkWwCG73JtqweRyrjybXq/nnR2m9ne4q7mHRBNRVz/PYOLb0CYaa8WcaFHrdxH9azxz2 EirHuzWmwLZhCh9bpZht+LZVC/BBJKJLfzrZ4B/IXY32VIkYImMveZpYjpZ8VPTzOykV8oizLxxz 074itijC8yWFjNVj+TrY6TXMFJItGyoMTQRHbaiXB8LS0LH96NG+lZn5liaV6WGqkJiSy/Dka8XY /P78iUudcrxAuGpbweXJZroXa/ly1pwrRMCZ9LXv9f9CtVcXdNfqMj0/5F7hn7yt8qf1WBtoMgPt 8FeV0dANqi7Amwa9M8U9Ou4OZI5JnEzeuqIeJw== AQAB filledOrder - 272cff59e658a46b9ca38714534a4da2ead6e9da 3v4+bnyEvqh9LcwNxE4ksNIRbD8= UP8Z9zwCN5BOl/v454f5b+c3ksykxkBPhsoAELlUXNOvoWKj4gXPytQ7bCpxqyeIyh3GgqSlPZ9Z UpOoCPoqoSJL2ri1Ivun+JIpgzogMp3jm0PHqtXpYONogcvguQOzo7W4TCnHKUVXEpH19WKYZpa5 pLymF9Ua1hmWK9N+pOAsZiMEh/m/UbKPgkWf8AYhVTImHn3TmCTKVU7/q27OiVeo1WZW6cWtePra 5PrZuQ5DbqcEIBfrDTZHwjhInhbFH8vYEGvtP6tS7cWSyvHATVb3Qje6Z1dX84VdgKsvi92DpJ3m +54GrSnk/JBAhT1hi/D7e2dFWx5MhY+9lQc8BQ== h68pA28mLlnspf88Ex9SnhVcIuYW45o1uVXrb74XAZM4swcVzQIZVpbcovGp+bJJnspn5rt/CNKj 7SutCqfaLWDrpjoU5khB+BCN5n/Dy6J3rh2vieRfAiCaek1U/SlFrcZA/8DQulqK2qb2DWJBi3Ua PqgjfPyMzis/UURbaMPw5idiOqUUtV14E+WI18atdMBPcziDzh/4nfv5Ou/QD5sF05YdM+yxIguW Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 18] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 Nbdr4zT9EmsFcn2fsbT1r3Q81fJEFPi4rWiE3Lw3/B1Rwibj0l3tx/hmYmDUKgU7A72v3YVKN1zn M18032vlBjjgYXmdfd+7vEM9x6hIs3zpn32TlQ== AQAB The final step in the process is the publishing of a TradeOffer without information currency in it to all market participants to create a record of the transaction. This TradeOffer, like other result TradeOffers, is signed by the market operator (with a RSA modulus in this case of h68pA28mLlnspf88Ex9SnhVcIuYW45o1uVXrb74XAZM4swcVzQIZVpbcovGp+bJJnspn5rt/CNKj 7SutCqfaLWDrpjoU5khB+BCN5n/Dy6J3rh2vieRfAiCaek1U/SlFrcZA/8DQulqK2qb2DWJBi3Ua PqgjfPyMzis/UURbaMPw5idiOqUUtV14E+WI18atdMBPcziDzh/4nfv5Ou/QD5sF05YdM+yxIguW Nbdr4zT9EmsFcn2fsbT1r3Q81fJEFPi4rWiE3Lw3/B1Rwibj0l3tx/hmYmDUKgU7A72v3YVKN1zn M18032vlBjjgYXmdfd+7vEM9x6hIs3zpn32TlQ== ), and not either of the parties to the trade. https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=6551bc7f59c9e788981004110629750b09ff0a37 2 https://localhost:48443/icws/seriesInfo?seriesID=78e29cc977299eb90a86166628a335dab04ee54c 1 matched e1abb079894aac7a0fd706ef43cb7c35d7e4094f and 272cff59e658a46b9ca38714534a4da2ead6e9da Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 19] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 ZF81DWBF/QUJ3gBT5LC38QaBRtQ= b9mHjlfsN/80SgKubkJ7q59bRCf0jRgTY52n2TTs6TTPNSJKIQvS+5mTd+xkOoBmn6yrVMpK/Dh8 CW3VGeleZRuVfuwSEMGZwkeHAW47I6r3FzRT8OAtBH4ejNavOakiYJBdQVgKTmw9uQBhie55MEI+ /ZPtXqpczb4/MWPZQjd18xWXYygs/6TgFYbEyf1S8VA3q5FG+Ihgao0RfSPPs67xSQT+495vS2IV J3aU/hJxN9keeudsKyjUL71yYlHXjv87LSn+5QDSxdUE9apWJsuRWdhJ1Ha5GeSXHB7Qo2e4YI2k z7Z2dAawORtMVjvGZvdx91NgakJ7ipbgzUqbOQ== h68pA28mLlnspf88Ex9SnhVcIuYW45o1uVXrb74XAZM4swcVzQIZVpbcovGp+bJJnspn5rt/CNKj 7SutCqfaLWDrpjoU5khB+BCN5n/Dy6J3rh2vieRfAiCaek1U/SlFrcZA/8DQulqK2qb2DWJBi3Ua PqgjfPyMzis/UURbaMPw5idiOqUUtV14E+WI18atdMBPcziDzh/4nfv5Ou/QD5sF05YdM+yxIguW Nbdr4zT9EmsFcn2fsbT1r3Q81fJEFPi4rWiE3Lw3/B1Rwibj0l3tx/hmYmDUKgU7A72v3YVKN1zn M18032vlBjjgYXmdfd+7vEM9x6hIs3zpn32TlQ== AQAB Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 20] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 3. Security Considerations The participants in an information currency transaction should take care to ensure that their transaction messages are encrypted. This is because an attacker intercepting the information currency exchanged by particpants can potentially steal the economic value of the information currency by exchanging the intercepted information currency to obtain exclusive ownership for themselves. Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 21] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 4. IANA Considerations This document has no actions for IANA. Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 22] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 5. References 5.1. Normative References [1] Bedell, J., "Information Currency Documents and Operations". http://infoeng.sourceforge.net/information-currency-rfc.txt [2] Josefsson, S., "The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings", RFC 3548, July 2003. [3] Jonsson, J. and B. Kaliski, "Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1", RFC 3447, February 2003. [4] Eastlake, D. and P. Jones, "US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1)", RFC 3174, September 2001. 5.2. Informative References [5] "Information Currency Web Services (ICWS) software". http://infoeng.sourceforge.net Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 23] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 Author's Address J. Patrick Bedell http://infoeng.sourceforge.net Email: jpbedell@gmail.com Bedell Expires June 23, 2007 [Page 24] Internet-Draft IC Trading Docs. and Ops. December 2006 Full Copyright Statement Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. 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