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Weekly Project Update #5

The one where I move forward with encryption

2 min read • BD Tinsley

Overview

This last week was a sort of a pivot from my original project plan due to the need for some sort of encryption solution. I may come back to where I left off in a week or 2, but the encryption aspect of storing content should be solved, or much of what I'm doing is just moving forward without purpose. The team met on Sunday, I told them what I was thinking and wanted to do and they think it all sounds good, albeit we are all a little unsure how it will work altogether.

Last Week

What I Said I'd Do

  • Figure out off-chain encryption for the DecxDAG

Iceboxed Priorities

  • Build out a method for retrieving the DecxDAG hash from the contract via an API endpoint and viewing the original string (from last week)
  • Deploy the built contracts to a testnet (from 2 weeks ago)
  • Plan how the API will work, what endpoints and methods it will have, and which tools I should use to implement it (from 2 weeks ago)

Additional Accomplishments

Next Week

Blockers

After moving toward the encryption decision from last week, the new path is before me, albeit a much unsteadier one than it used to be.

Reflections on Process

I think I'm going to have to be less ambitious about what I can accomplish in a week from now on. I'm limiting myself to 2 main items from here on out because of all the times I haven't quite gotten to what I wanted to do. I'm also adding an icebox section to show tasks that I set out to do and pivoted away from, but I intend to get back to in the near future.