[p2p-hackers] Secure communication in p2p networks

[coderman]

On 2/13/06, Alain Damiral <alain.damiral at student.uclouvain.be> wrote:
> ...
> I am a student and am currently working on establishing SSL/TLS enabled
> communication channels in a peer-to-peer network (for one-to-one secure
> communication).

you might find openvpn and the latest 4.3 openssh with tun/tap
relevant/interesting then.  there are some other tun/tap p2p projects
in progress if you search around a bit as well.


> In my report, I would also like to mention some current
> research that might be in progress on secure protocols specifically
> designed for one to many communication. According to what I last heard,
> hardly anything has been done in this regard (creating shared secrets
> between more than 2 entities).

are you thinking of group key distribution and management?  this is
tricky, but there is also a lot of work being done in this regard,
from efficient pre distribution methods to n-party public key
mechanisms.