On Tuesday 07 December 2010 17:21:07 Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Friday 03 December 2010 19:15:22 Klaus Koch wrote: > > > > It is a hard problem. But our traditional approach hasn't been terribly > > > > honest IMHO. > > > > We were talking on #freenet on how to explain new users in a few words > > (installer?) what freenet's security is all about and how to "warn" them of > > the shortcomings of opennet. I came up with the following text: > > > > "Freenet's security and anonymity is based on the idea that users connect to > > people they trust. Opennet mode (=LOW security level) is a convenience > > feature > > for new users who don't have trusted peers yet and it's security is not as > > strong as darknet (= MEDIUM/HIGH security level). Use this mode to befriend > > people you think you can trust. Get the highest security out of freenet by > > connection to your reallife friends!" > > > > somehow there's still missing that even connecting to a coworker is better > > than a random stranger, but I still struggle to put it into one of the > > sentences... > > IMHO that is precisely what people misunderstand most frequently. How about: > > Generally on Freenet you are only vulnerable to the users your node is > connected to. > Do you want Freenet to connect only to your friends? > > YES (DARKNET MODE): > If you have 5 or more friends who run Freenet, you should enable darknet > mode, and add them on the Friends page. Freenet will send your traffic > through them to their friends and the rest of the network. This greatly > improves your security, because you choose who you connect to. You should > only add people you know personally, online or offline. > > NO (OPENNET MODE): > Freenet can connect to other users automatically, if you don't know anyone on > Freenet. However, this is a convenience feature offering only minimal > security against a determined attacker. In opennet mode, the bad guys can > choose to connect to you, whereas in darknet mode, you choose who you connect > to. > Ian suggested creating an ietherpad page for the wording so we can collaborate. Please have a look: http://ietherpad.com/qq8WQKFr7o
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