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Re:Nomad, communicate off-grid mesh, forward secrecy and ext... by kragen on Thursday August 15, 2024 @10:24AM (#41256502)
is there maybe an explanation of how the network works that isn't a video? is chapter 4 of the manual the best explanation? i admit i'm spoiled by the great explanations provided by academic projects, and i don't know where to look for, say, how it defends against traffic analysis attacks to statistically deanonymize speakers, or whether that's outside of its threat model

if it were a mechanical device or a graphics rendering algorithm i would think a video would be better, but it's a peer-to-peer networking protocol, and the video just looks like distracting eye candy

Re:Nomad, communicate off-grid mesh, forward secrecy and ext... by nexus_six on Thursday August 15, 2024 @10:30AM (#41256582)
It's meant to just be a quick explanation of some of the very basic concepts. But if you want to understand the network stack in-depth the manual is the best resource: https://reticulum.network/manual/index.html
Re:Nomad, communicate off-grid mesh, forward secrecy and ext... by generalizations on Thursday August 15, 2024 @03:54PM (#41259744)
Is there a more formal description of the algorithm? I'd be interested in understanding not the implementation, but how the algo has been constructed, to understand its strengths and weaknesses.
Re:Nomad, communicate off-grid mesh, forward secrecy and ext... by franek on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:50PM (#41258014)
> chapter 4 of the manual

To me that chapter ("Understanding Reticulum") was a very pleasant read a few weeks ago, and inspiring too. I would love to get some HN expert opinions on it, especially about routing, so I posted it separately:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41257619