Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
by AndrewDucker on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:16AM
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So all you need is the hash (sent to you by your friend over IM or email or postcard) and you're good to go?
I like it.
Now, is it available today in a form (as the OP put it) which "A person whose computer knowledge extends to using facebook" can use?
Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
by xj9 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:25AM
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if they have the ability to install software, they can use i2p
Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
by AndrewDucker on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:40AM
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Odd. I looked at the description on the main page, and it lists eDonkey, BitTorrent, and Gnutella, but not any kind of direct file transfer.
Am I missing something?
Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
by xj9 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @11:39AM
(#15450611)
yes.
1. click bit torrent 2. click create torrent 3. type the path to your file 4. share magnet link
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d0da0a2cac2bb3fd7ba6548edef12a24122ef481&tr=http://diftracker.i2p/announce.php
Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
by icebraining on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @01:37PM
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Does the magnet link work without DifTracker? Because that's still a centralized system.
endpoints are identified by their public key hash. each endpoint maintains a set of anonymized routes. this routing information is stored in a Distributed Hash Table (DHT). if you want to connect to another endpoint, you lookup the route for the public key hash, build an outbound route, and you're good.
more concretely, an ipfs transfer would work by using public key hashes in place of IP addresses to identify peers and a known set of endpoint keys for bootstrapping.