Freenet: A Distributed Anonymous Information Storage and Retrieval System

Freenet: A Distributed Anonymous Information Storage and Retrieval System (2001)

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by Ian Clarke , Oskar Sandberg , Brandon Wiley , Theodore W. Hong

Venue:	INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING PRIVACY ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES: DESIGN ISSUES IN ANONYMITY AND UNOBSERVABILITY
Citations:	1062 - 12 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Clarke01freenet:a,
    author = {Ian Clarke and Oskar Sandberg and Brandon Wiley and Theodore W. Hong},
    title = {Freenet: A Distributed Anonymous Information Storage and Retrieval System},
    booktitle = {INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING PRIVACY ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES: DESIGN ISSUES IN ANONYMITY AND UNOBSERVABILITY},
    year = {2001},
    pages = {46--66},
    publisher = {Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.}
}

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Abstract

We describe Freenet, an adaptive peer-to-peer network application that permits the publication, replication, and retrieval of data while protecting the anonymity of both authors and readers. Freenet operates as a network of identical nodes that collectively pool their storage space to store data files and cooperate to route requests to the most likely physical location of data. No broadcast search or centralized location index is employed. Files are referred to in a location-independent manner, and are dynamically replicated in locations near requestors and deleted from locations where there is no interest. It is infeasible to discover the true origin or destination of a file passing through the network, and difficult for a node operator to determine or be held responsible for the actual physical contents of her own node.

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distributed anonymous information storage retrieval system true origin storage space location-independent manner adaptive peer-to-peer network application node operator data file likely physical location location index actual physical content identical node broadcast search