Private peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are
peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network. They are said to form a peer-to-peer n ...
(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
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s or
cryptographic keys
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with friends to form a decentralized network. Private peer-to-peer systems can be divided into
friend-to-friend
A friend-to-friend (or F2F) 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.
Unlike other kinds of private P2P, ...
(F2F) and group-based systems. Friend-to-friend systems only allow connections between users who know one another, but may also provide automatic anonymous forwarding. 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
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, can be configured to create either group-based or F2F networks.
Software list
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Direct Connect - file sharing and chat using private hubs
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GigaTribe - a private community-oriented file-sharing program
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Retroshare
Retroshare is a free and open-source peer-to-peer communication and file sharing app based on a friend-to-friend network built by GNU Privacy Guard (GPG). Optionally, peers may exchange certificates and IP addresses to their friends and vice ...
- a private F2F system based on PGP, implementing
Turtle F2F
Turtle was a free software, free anonymous peer-to-peer network project being developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, involving professor Andrew Tanenbaum. It is not developed anymore. Like other anonymous P2P software, it allows users to ...
file sharing.
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n2n - a peer-to-peer
VPN
A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network across a public network and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network. The be ...
software
The following software titles have been discontinued.
*Infinit - file sharing app with local encryption based on research made at the
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Madster
Madster (initially called Aimster) was a peer-to-peer file sharing service. It was released in Napster's wake in August 2000 shut down in December 2002 as a result of a lawsuit by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Origin
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(formerly Aimster) - early P2P software that used a buddy list to restrict sharing
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Groove
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- a corporate
groupware software based on P2P technology
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Turtle F2F
Turtle was a free software, free anonymous peer-to-peer network project being developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, involving professor Andrew Tanenbaum. It is not developed anymore. Like other anonymous P2P software, it allows users to ...
- instant messaging and file sharing with private connections only
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WASTE
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- private P2P software suitable for groups of 10 to 50 users
See also
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Friend-to-friend
A friend-to-friend (or F2F) 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.
Unlike other kinds of private P2P, ...
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Darknet
A dark net or darknet is an overlay network within the Internet that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization, and often uses a unique customized communication protocol. Two typical darknet types are social ne ...
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LAN messenger A LAN Messenger is an instant messaging program for computers designed for use within a single local area network (LAN).
Many LAN Messengers offer basics functionality for sending private messages, file transfer, chatrooms and graphical smileys. Th ...
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Social VPN A social VPN is a virtual private network that is created among individual peers, automatically, based on relationships established by them through a social networking service. A social VPN aims at providing peer-to-peer (P2P) network connectivity ...
References
How to disappear completely: A survey of private peer-to-peer networks.SPACE 2007 workshop, July 2007.
Comparison of P2P file sharing tools for LAN parties.
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