Private P2P
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Private peer-to-peer systems are peer-to-peer
(P2P) systems that allow only mutually trusted peers to participate. This can be achieved by using a central server such as a Direct Connect hub to authenticate clients. Alternatively, users can exchange password
s or cryptographic keys
with friends to form a decentralized network. Private peer-to-peer systems can be divided into friend-to-friend
(F2F) and group-based systems. Friend-to-friend systems only allow connections between users who know one another. Group-based systems allow any user to connect to any other, and thus they cannot grow in size without compromising their users' privacy. Some software, such as WASTE
, can be configured to create either group-based or F2F networks.
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
(P2P) systems that allow only mutually trusted peers to participate. This can be achieved by using a central server such as a Direct Connect hub to authenticate clients. Alternatively, users can exchange password
Password
A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource . The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access....
s or cryptographic keys
Key (cryptography)
In cryptography, a key is a piece of information that determines the functional output of a cryptographic algorithm or cipher. Without a key, the algorithm would produce no useful result. In encryption, a key specifies the particular transformation of plaintext into ciphertext, or vice versa...
with friends to form a decentralized network. Private peer-to-peer systems can be divided into friend-to-friend
Friend-to-friend
A friend-to-friend computer network is a type of peer-to-peer network in which users only make direct connections with people they know. Passwords or digital signatures can be used for authentication....
(F2F) and group-based systems. Friend-to-friend systems only allow connections between users who know one another. Group-based systems allow any user to connect to any other, and thus they cannot grow in size without compromising their users' privacy. Some software, such as WASTE
WASTE
WASTE is a peer-to-peer and friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features instant messaging, chat rooms and file browsing/sharing capabilities. The name WASTE is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49. In the...
, can be configured to create either group-based or F2F networks.
Softwares list
- Aimster - early P2P software that used a buddy list to restrict sharing
- Direct ConnectDirect Connect (file sharing)Direct connect is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. Direct connect clients connect to a central hub and can download files directly from one another. Advanced Direct Connect can be considered a successor protocol....
- file sharing and chat using private hubs - ExoSeeExoSeeExoSee is a private community-oriented file-sharing program that lets people download and share files with users all over the world. It allows for both public sharing within the community and private sharing with trusted members only....
- a private community-oriented file-sharing program - FAPFAPFAP may refer to:Technology and industry* FORTRAN Assembly Program, the macro assembler for some IBM mainframe computers* Fair Access Policy, a term for a bandwidth cap, limiting Internet usage...
- File sharing, chat and search for local area networks. - Filenger - personal file sharing software using POP3/SMTP protocols
- GigaTribeGigaTribeGigaTribe is a peer-to-peer file sharing network. Originally developed in France, its American version was launched in November 2008. It offers free and paid versions; with the paid version users may restrict access to their encrypted files to a group of trusted friends.In 2010, a U.S. federal...
- A private community-oriented file-sharing program - GrooveMicrosoft Office GrooveMicrosoft SharePoint Workspace, previously known as Microsoft Office Groove, is a desktop application designed for document collaboration in teams with members who are regularly off-line or who do not share the same network security clearance....
- corporate groupware based on P2P technology - n2nN2nn2n is an open source Layer 2 over Layer 3 VPN application which utilises a peer-to-peer architecture for network membership and routing.Contrary to many other VPN programs, n2n can also connect computers which reside behind NAT routers. These connections are set up with help from a third computer...
- peer-to-peer VPN software - LanShark - Free filesharing (P2P) tool for local area networks
- p300 - a P2P utility to chat and share directories with other hosts on a local area network
- PowerFolder - private file synchronizationFile synchronizationFile synchronization in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules....
and sharing via the Internet or local area networkLocal area networkA local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
s - TinTin++TinTin++TinTin++ is a MUD client primarily written for Unix-like systems. It is one of the oldest MUD clients in existence and a successor of the TINTIN client...
- instant messaging and file sharing over private connections using the MudMaster Chat Protocol. - TudZu - a private and secured P2P file sharing program
- Turtle F2FTurtle F2FTurtle is a free anonymous peer-to-peer network project being developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, involving professor Andrew Tanenbaum. Like other anonymous P2P software, it allows users to share files and otherwise communicate without fear of legal sanctions or censorship...
- instant messaging and file sharing with private connections only - RetroshareRetroshareRetroShare is free software for encrypted, serverless email, Instant messaging, BBS and filesharing based on a friend-to-friend built on GPG. It is not a strictly a darknet since peers can optionally communicate certificates and IP addresses from and to their friends.- Authentication and...
- a private F2F system based on PGP, implementing Turtle F2FTurtle F2FTurtle is a free anonymous peer-to-peer network project being developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, involving professor Andrew Tanenbaum. Like other anonymous P2P software, it allows users to share files and otherwise communicate without fear of legal sanctions or censorship...
file sharing. - WASTEWASTEWASTE is a peer-to-peer and friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features instant messaging, chat rooms and file browsing/sharing capabilities. The name WASTE is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49. In the...
- private P2P software suitable for groups of 10 to 50 users