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Frequently asked questions #6

Open hackergrrl opened 4 years ago

hackergrrl commented 4 years ago

I figure this issue can be used as a queue for questions people have about cabal that are unanswered as of yet on the FAQ. Please ask away!

cblgh commented 4 years ago

how does cabal compare to tox/jaml?

cblgh commented 4 years ago

what is cabal?

hackergrrl commented 4 years ago

what is cabal?

@cblgh imo this should be something the main landing page answers (because it's so important!). Do you feel like the main page doesn't explain this well yet?

wheresalice commented 4 years ago

I'm a little confused by the part about traffic encryption.

Is cabal://abcdef a central key used by all network traffic, or is it just an example of a Cabal. And who exactly has the key?

okdistribute commented 4 years ago

@WheresAlice +1, threat models/security/privacy stuff should be a front-page faq section

johanbove commented 3 years ago

How do I back up my Cabal secrets?