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GNUnet: A network protocol stack for building secure, distributed, and privacy-preserving applicati…
Learn about GNUnet, a decentralized network protocol stack that prioritizes security, privacy, and anonymity, with features like private naming and resolution, distributed routing, and multiple transports, and discover its potential applications.
- GNUnet aims to build a network protocol stack for secure, distributed, and privacy-preserving applications.
- The current internet infrastructure is vulnerable to attacks and lacks security guarantees.
- GNUnet wants to provide a decentralized alternative, using a full-stack architecture, with a focus on anonymity and security.
- The stack consists of multiple layers: name system, routing, transport, and encryption.
- The GNU name system (GNS) is a decentralized alternative to DNS, allowing for private and secure naming and resolution.
- GNUnet uses a distributed hash table (DHT) for routing and key-value storage.
- The CADET transport protocol uses the DHT to discover a path to a remote peer.
- ReclaimID is a project that combines OpenID Connect with GNS for decentralized authentication and authorization.
- GNUnet is designed to be extensible and allows for multiple transports, including TCP, UDP, and WebSockets.
- The project is still developing and is looking for contributors and users to help shape it.
- GNUnet has already been used in various applications, including file sharing and social networking.