On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Dsoslglece <dsoslgl...@orange.fr> wrote:
> Michael Yip a écrit : > > Hi, > > My name is Michael and I'm currently studying the source code of Freenet. > > I have found that the object reference for all PeerNode objects has the > IP address of the peer associated with it. How is anonymity kept with > the IP of the peer exposed? I have examined the log file and it seems > the object reference of the peers are logged as they are added. > > What I'm confused is since Freenet seek to promote freedom of speech in > the presence of strict government control, if they decide to run a > Freenet node and collect IP addresses in this manner, the consequences > would be unthinkable.... > > I have tested this by adding another node of mine and my IP address > appears as expected. > > Can anyone explain to me why?? > > Thanks, > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing > listsupp...@freenetproject.orghttp://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:support-requ...@freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe > <support-requ...@freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > Hi Michael... > it is correct that your IP would be known by your neighbour node, but, he > is the only one to be able to identify you... more, and beside the fact of > being able to be sure that you are using Freenet (only sure of this), even > so, he has no way of knowing if the info or file or whatever, coming to you, > or going from you, did or not come or go 10 nodes away from you, since you > act also (as a node) in passing packets... and anyway, even so, he is (and you > are, and any of your neighbours) unable to know the content of the > package, if you didn't create it yourself or ask yourself for it since only > the original sender and final receiver are able to know it's content. > Hope it was clear... > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support@freenetproject.org > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:support-requ...@freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe People, this is NORMAL for all IP-based networks. You can not communicate with another node unless you send a packet to it, and when you do so it CAN be sniffed and analyzed. The only problem for the governments is that although they CAN capture and identify freenet traffic, you are NOT doing anything illegal by sending a packet to some random host. They can't read the contents, and they can't be sure if you are downloading something or just forwarding a request. So, unless they find something really illegal on your harddrive you can be sure about your safety. However, you should take appropriate measures for protecting your harddrive against inspections (transparent encryption will do the trick - you just pull the power in case of trouble, and all the data is totally secure unless you tell them the password)
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