Anonymous network I2P 2.4.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.50.0 have been released. I2P is a multi-layer anonymous distributed network operating on top of the regular Internet, actively using end-to-end encryption to guarantee anonymity and isolation. The network is built in P2P mode and is formed thanks to the resources (bandwidth) provided by network users, which makes it possible to do without the use of centrally controlled servers (communications within the network are based on the use of encrypted unidirectional tunnels between the participant and peers).
On the I2P network, you can anonymously create websites and blogs, send instant messages and e-mails, exchange files, and organize P2P networks. To build and use anonymous networks for client-server (websites, chats) and P2P (file exchange, cryptocurrencies) applications, I2P clients are used. The basic I2P client is written in Java and can run on a wide range of platforms such as Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, etc. I2pd is an independent C++ implementation of the I2P client and is distributed under a modified BSD license.
In the new version:
- Improved search in the NetDB database used to discover peers in the I2P network.
- The handling of overload occurrences has been improved and the ability to transfer load from overloaded peers to other nodes has been implemented, which has increased the resilience of the network during DDoS attacks.
- Enhanced capabilities to enhance the security of hotel routers and the applications that use them. To prevent information leakage between routers and applications, the NetDB database is divided into two isolated databases, one for routers and the other for applications.
- Added the ability to temporarily block routers.
- The obsolete SSU1 transport protocol has been disabled, replaced by the SSU2 protocol.
- i2pd now supports Haiku OS.
Source: opennet.ru