Nodezilla
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| Publishing year | 2004 |
| Current version | 0.5.15-cindy (January 29, 2010) |
| operating system | platform independent |
| programming language | C ++ , Java |
| category | peer to peer |
| License | Client GPL , agent closed source |
| German speaking | No |
| nodezilla.net | |
Nodezilla is a file sharing client of the anonymous Grid Network and a software of the same name for accessing it. The Nodezilla Grid Network has a similar purpose to the Freenet project, but uses a different routing algorithm called Everlink (EVL).
The software is divided into two parts: Network Agent , which establishes the connection to the network, and the Client , which contains a GUI. The agent is written in C ++ and is closed-source, the client in Java and released under the GPL . The agent can be operated as a service under Windows.
The network tries to achieve anonymity . Each participant releases hard disk space on his computer, on which the files are then encrypted and stored without the knowledge of the respective user (swap memory). This is necessary so that the Nodzilla Grid Network user cannot be held responsible for the content that they happen to hold ready for the network.
When someone wants to download a file, they do not download it directly from the user who shared the file, but from the swap space of some other participant.
Since the swap memory of each participant is strongly encrypted, nobody can know what he is currently uploading from his swap memory to someone else.
This program does not hide the IP address directly, but it prevents anyone from being able to see what is being downloaded or uploaded.
An added benefit is that every file you share is swapped onto the hard drive of several other users. As a result, each file is available multiple times on the network and can still be downloaded even if the person who shared the files is offline. This gives you a faster download speed that can keep up with the speed of the BitTorrent network.
An important extension is the integration as a plug-in in the popular Vuze client for the Bit Torrent protocol. This plug-in enables .torrent files to be distributed anonymously, regardless of whether they are published on index or tracker websites. In combination with the DHT functionality in Azureus, BitTorrent can be used without central websites or trackers, although this is not compatible with other BitTorrent clients.
Everlink is not a file sharing protocol. Rather, all data services can be implemented via the overlay network using an API . Nodezilla also supports RTP streaming or the exchange of images using the PeerSnap tool .
The developer with the pseudonym smkaribou has not yet given any insight into the source code of the Nodezilla agent. It is therefore not possible to check the protocol with regard to its granted anonymity. The source code is to be disclosed when a final version is published. However, no new versions have appeared since 2010.