Rlp vs rlpx - the specified difference between rlp and rlpx?
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I don't know about RLPx, but for RLP(Recursive Length Prefix) is used as an encoding/decoding values in Ethereuma to ensure the values are compacted for quick transport across nodes, whereas rlpx seems to be a secure and base version of RLP.
Here are some useful links for RLP:
- https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Design-Rationale#rlp
- https://medium.com/coinmonks/data-structure-in-ethereum-episode-1-recursive-length-prefix-rlp-encoding-decoding-d1016832f919
- http://hidskes.com/blog/2014/04/02/ethereum-building-blocks-part-1-rlp/
- How to RLP-encode messages in Solidity
From the link for RLPx: "RLPx is a cryptographic peer-to-peer network and protocol suite which provides a general-purpose transport and interface for applications to communicate via a p2p network. RLPx is designed to meet the requirements of decentralized applications and is used by Ethereum."
Some useful links to RLPx:
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49029311/what-is-the-use-of-ethereums-rlpx-and-how-do-they-use-it-in-ethereum-ecosystem
- https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/rlpx.md
Hopefully, this clarifies a little bit.
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thanks! I also see some mention of RLP as recursive linear prefix, not length prefix. Are they the same or used interchangeably? Commented Mar 4, 2019 at 2:09
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sure, so far it looks like the official verbiage seems to be "length" in the [yellow paper] (ethereum.github.io/yellowpaper/paper.pdf) - Appendix B– draoCommented Mar 18, 2019 at 2:17