Re: based GNUnet decentralized IP address, Abolish ipv4 and ipv6

[Maxime Devos]

Op 13-12-2023 om 07:07 schreef Christian Grothoff:
> Dear aiss,
>
> GNUnet already uses public keys for addressing and routing in the 
> CORE/DHT/CADET layers (and above), effectively replacing IP addresses 
> that are created in a decentralized way. Only the transport layer which 
> adapts the protocol to run over existing Internet connections we have IP 
> addresses. However, it is possible to write communicators for the 
> transport layer that do not use IP at all, for example by directly using 
> Ethernet/WLAN and bypassing TCP/IP entirely.
>
> Happy hacking!

Adding to this: there are also IP addresses in the GNS system. However, 
there is also a ‘VPN record’ which IIUC can be used to communicate via 
CADET (which, IIUC, doesn't have all the right security and anonymity 
properties _yet_, but could have them in the future).

Best regards,
Maxime Devos.

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