Abstract

ially hundreds of thousands of desktop computers to create a collaborative virtual file system. To increase network robustness and eliminate single points of failure, Freenet employs a completely decentralized architecture. Given that the P2P environment is inherently untrustworthy and unreliable, we must assume that participants could operate maliciously or fail without warning at any time. Therefore, Freenet implements strategies to protect data integrity and prevent privacy leaks in the former instance, and provide for graceful degradation and redundant data availability in the latter. The system is also designed to adapt to usage patterns, automatically replicating and deleting files to make the most effective use of available storage in response to demand. 40 JANUARY . FEBRUARY 2002 http://computer.org/internet/ 1089 - 7801/02/$17.00 2002 IEEE IEEE INTERNET COMPUTING Peer-to-Peer Networking Design Motivation As documented by

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