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An exciting sub-project within Monero is the possibility of using I2P[0] as a transport layer[1]. I2P is an onion-routing network overlay similar to Tor, but d

by apeace 10y ago

An exciting sub-project within Monero is the possibility of using I2P[0] as a transport layer[1]. I2P is an onion-routing network overlay similar to Tor, but different in that: - It focuses on internal services, rather than proxying out to the regular internet (though outproxies are available). - Tor is designed primarily for TCP-based use-cases (proxying to the web). I2P natively carries both TCP and UDP. - In I2P, every node is a router, unlike Tor where most nodes are just clients. Last time I checked, Tor had in the neighborhood of 6k routing nodes, and I2P had around 20k. I2P is a fascinating project with a hard-working team that has been maintaining and growing the network for a decade. It's worth checking out. [0] https://geti2p.net/ https://geti2p.net/ [1] https://forum.getmonero.org/1/news-announcements-and-editorials/208/why-we-chose-i2p-over-tor https://forum.getmonero.org/1/news-announcements-and-editori...

droffel 10y ago
Okay, not exactly true. I'm involved with the Monero project, and currently, the Kovri plugin (I2P Daemon in C++ as opposed to Java) is under development, and not in action yet. As of currently, connections are not run through I2P (though the plan is to integrate I2P communications in the wallet via Kovri soon™). If anyone wants more info on the integration of I2P into the Monero daemon, feel free to come over to #monero-dev, #kovri-dev, or #kovri on Freenode, and we would be happy to answer any questions that you have.
- apeace 10y ago
  My apologies! Didn't realize this integration hadn't been completed. I'll correct the original comment.
  - plasticmachine 10y ago
    Just chiming in here: Kovri is still a work in progress, and there is still some work to be done before it can be used more broadly or as a replacement for the Java router: https://github.com/monero-project/kovri https://github.com/monero-project/kovri
- paavokoya 10y ago
  Freenode is a heavily logged and censored network btw. I recently came to find a "bug" in the backend which activates a ghosted bot that lurks chans (secretly) and is activated to terminate and clear channels.

by apeace 10y ago

droffel 10y ago

Okay, not exactly true. I'm involved with the Monero project, and currently, the Kovri plugin (I2P Daemon in C++ as opposed to Java) is under development, and not in action yet. As of currently, connections are not run through I2P (though the plan is to integrate I2P communications in the wallet via Kovri soon™). If anyone wants more info on the integration of I2P into the Monero daemon, feel free to come over to #monero-dev, #kovri-dev, or #kovri on Freenode, and we would be happy to answer any questions that you have.

apeace 10y ago
My apologies! Didn't realize this integration hadn't been completed. I'll correct the original comment.
- plasticmachine 10y ago
  Just chiming in here: Kovri is still a work in progress, and there is still some work to be done before it can be used more broadly or as a replacement for the Java router: https://github.com/monero-project/kovri https://github.com/monero-project/kovri
paavokoya 10y ago
Freenode is a heavily logged and censored network btw. I recently came to find a "bug" in the backend which activates a ghosted bot that lurks chans (secretly) and is activated to terminate and clear channels.