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page 1Distributed data structures

I2P
The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer (implemented as a mix network) that allows for censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer communication. Anonymous connections are achieved by encrypting the user's traffic (by using end-to-end encryption), and sending it through a volunteer-run network of roughly 55,000 computers distributed around the world. Given the high number of possible paths the traffic can transit, a third party watching a full connection is unlikely. The software that implements this layer is called an "I2P router", and a computer running I2P is called an "I2

Hyphanet
Hyphanet (until mid-2023: Freenet) is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant, anonymous communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship. Both Freenet and some of its associated tools were originally designed by Ian Clarke, who defined Freenet's goal as providing freedom of speech on the Internet with strong anonymity protection.
distributed hash table
decentralized distributed system that provides a lookup service similar to a hash table
Kademlia
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conflict-free replicated data type
data structure replicated across a network such that any replica is updatable independently, concurrently and without coordination, and any inconcistencies are algorithmically resolved with replicas’ states guaranteed to eventually converge
Snowflake ID
unique identifier format used by various platforms
public recursive name server
type of name server that is available to the public, that partly gains its answers from others and may modify the reply it then gives