ZeroNet

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ZeroNet

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Basic data

Publishing year 2015
Current  version 0.7.1
( September 6, 2019 )
operating system Windows , Linux , OS X , FreeBSD , Android
programming language python
category Security software
License GNU GPL v2
German speaking Yes
ZeroNet.io

ZeroNet is a decentralized web- like network of peer users. The software is programmed in the Python language (programming language) and is completely open source . The development location is mainly Budapest . Instead of IP addresses , portals are identified using a public key (a Bitcoin address). The private key enables the portal owner to log in and publish changes that are then propagated across the entire network. When the ZeroNet application is used, it provides a local web server and enables access to ZeroNet portals via a standard web browser. In addition to Bitcoin - Cryptography ZERONET Tracker used from the BitTorrent network to peer connections between the participants negotiate. By default, ZeroNet is not anonymized, but users can hide their IP address using the built-in Tor functionality. Although the ZeroNet website and bittorrent trackers are blocked in the People's Republic of China, it is possible to reach the ZeroNet network, even via Tor, using a WireGuard tunnel, despite the Golden Shield project .

Work has been going on for some time to make peer-to-peer websites a reality. Thus, from The Pirate Bay to build a network proposed, as well as by BitTorrent Inc., which launched the proprietary Project Maelstrom. Another similar project is MaidSafe's SAFE Network, although it has not been widely used so far and claims are more focused on file storage. Another application, Beaker Browser, uses the P2P DAT file protocol to enable the creation, hosting and serving of websites without the need for a server.

As of 2016, there is no way to switch off a ZeroNet page as long as there are still participants who provide it. This makes such sites immune to legal attacks by third parties. By default, portals are limited to a size of 10 megabytes, but the user has the option of providing portals with more storage space, if required by them.

Creation and development of portals

Portals are called "Zites" by the participants in the network. ZeroNet supports HTML , CSS and JavaScript . Developers can also use CoffeeScript instead of JavaScript, but the .coffee files must be compiled into .js files. Furthermore, .sass files have to be compiled in CSS. Server-side languages ​​such as PHP are not supported, although ZeroNet allows registration and login to MySQL databases, which are also distributed via P2P.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release 0.7.1 . September 6, 2019 (accessed September 6, 2019).
  2. ↑ a b Play: A P2P Distributed Torrent Site That's Impossible to Shut Down - TorrentFreak ( en-US )
  3. ↑ Tom Kysar: ZERONET Expands Key Distributed And Anonymous features . March 18, 2015. Accessed September 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Chase Sewell: Can Blockchain Technology Decentralize the Web? . January 15, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mohit Kumar: MegaNet - New Decentralized, non-IP-based and Encrypted Network . The Hacker News. February 18, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Paul Hill: China blocks access to ZeroNet website and tracker . Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Giulio Prisco: Bit Torrent-Powered ZeroNet Decentralized Web Pioneers Peer-To-Peer Internet .
  8. ↑ Inside Beaker
  9. ↑ Steal This Show S01E07: Did P2P Break the Law? - TorrentFreak ( en ): "and what's happened is [...] some forward-thinking person has created a site on ZeroNet called Play, a torrent site [...]." The difference is that you can't take it down. I think you literally can't take it down. [...] It sniffs at your DMCA. "

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