idealized content network properties (Re: [p2p-hackers] darknet)

[Adam Back]

Sure I just mean if you make it invitation only, thats the same
network but with something preventing other people subscribing.

That could be encryption keys (all encrypted), authentication
keys/passwords (required to join network), obscurity (don't advertise
IP/port), or network control (current entity requires to connect to
you to join you).

It seems that it would not be hard to add this restriction to a
network without this restriction (but with the other features I
mentioned).

I'd say that darknet term specifically implies some opaqueness to
outside observers -- likely encryption no?  (but f2f would not
necessarily, its just a invite only collaboration group network).

Adam

On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 02:19:29PM +0000, Michael Rogers wrote:
> Adam Back wrote:
> >removing 1 makes a eg "friend-to-friend" network -- that just means
> >you encrypt the searchable tags and content with a shared key.
> 
> Not sure about this one - I think the use of group keys is orthogonal to 
> the use of a friend-to-friend topology. For example Groove uses group 
> keys without f2f, Freenet 0.7 will use f2f without group keys, and WASTE 
> uses neither (but still fits under the "darknet" umbrella because it's 
> invitation-only).