[mevile]

Very interesting! I've always thought that it was interesting that the hash and the download would often be hosted on the same server.

I was wondering though, would a distributed ledger make sense as an alternative to a set of public logs operated by multiple organizations?

[philips]

That is a great question. See the FAQ entry on the README[1] for my thoughts on that.

Q: Why not build this ontop of blockchain?

A: Blockchain could be used to create a similar guarantee. However, using the Certificate Transparency technology extends a number of advantages and was a pragmatic choice to get this project going: the industry momentum of certificate transparency log technology (1), leverage existing web technologies like DNS and TLS (2), and finally most practical applications that want to use blockchain with the web end up using a centralized gateway for speed and reliability (3)(4). Perhaps as the bridge between the web and blockchain matures it will become a more practical option.

[1]: https://github.com/merklecounty/rget/blob/master/README.md#f...