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    GNUnet

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    What is GNUnet?

    GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing. Anonymity is provided by making messages originating from a peer indistinguishable from messages that the peer is routing. All peers act as routers and use link-encrypted connections with stable bandwidth utilization to communicate with each other. GNUnet uses a simple, excess-based economic model to allocate resources. Peers in GNUnet monitor each others behavior with respect to resource usage; peers that contribute to the network are rewarded with better service.
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    • Top positive comment  12 months ago • 0 replies
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    Its goals and ways to achieve those seem to be the way to go.

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    tabakis
    Comment • about 8 years ago • 0 replies
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    The biggest change, cryptographic primitives: "GNUnet used RSA 2048 since its inception in 2001, but as of GNUnet 0.10.0, we are powered by Curve25519". This change "breaks backwards compatibility entirely".

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    Said about GNUnet as an alternative

    ZeroTier and GNUNet are not VPNs: they're virtual peer-to-peer network systems, rather than a point-to-network solution like WireGuard or OpenVPN.
    Positive comment • over 1 year ago • as an alternative to  ZeroTier ZeroTier

    gintoki Very much so services which offer a similar featureset
    Positive comment • over 1 year ago • as an alternative to  ZeroTier ZeroTier

    Categories

    File Sharing • Backup & Sync • Business & Commerce

    Tags

    • Backup
    • Accounting
    • gnu

    Lists containing GNUnet

    Future Game-changers •  Decentralized P2P Networks •  VPN •  decentralized networks
    Besides command line tools, GNUnet provides a graphical user interface: gnunet-gtk. Here are some screenshots of gnunet-gtk and its features and ports.
    GNUnet

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     Official Website

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    Source, Ubuntu Software Center
    GNUnet

    Summary

    Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about GNUnet, and it has gotten 73 likes

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    GNUnet was added to AlternativeTo by ondrapelech on Oct 31, 2009 and this page was last updated Mar 22, 2021.

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