4.2 Registering a Key

To register a Key, a node performs the resolve operation as specified in section 4.1.3, with the Target ID set to the key to be registered + 1. For example, if key 6 is being registered, it would perform a resolve operation seeking key 7.

As other nodes receive LOOKUP messages from the registering node, they add the registering node's key to their leaf sets when appropriate. Likewise, the registering node will populate its own leaf set with the keys it finds in the received AUTHORITY messages.