GET

This section introduces the overall process of downloading data from CESS network.

The data in CESS network is free and open to all members of the network. But some malicious download behavior needs to be restricted. Once your data is uploaded to CESS, it can be downloaded through a simple HTTP GET request. Before downloading data, you need to check if the data status is ACTIVE, otherwise the download may fail.

Download process

The following figure shows the detailed process of downloading data. The client only needs to download 2/3 fragments corresponding to each segment to recover the segments, and finally restore all segments to the user's original data:

If it is encrypted data, the user will be prompted to enter a key for decryption, and the user should keep the key properly.