* Jusa Saari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-08 20:04:15]: > On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:40:36 +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > > Freenet 0.7 build 1041 is now available. Please upgrade, tell us if you > > have any problem upgrading, and tell us if you find any bugs. > > > > Major changes: > > - Major internal changes/refactoring getting ready for opennet. We don't > > yet have the core opennet functionality, but we have all the > > prerequisites. Opennet will run on a separate UDP port, with separate > > crypto etc. You can turn it on but it will not automatically exchange refs > > What does "separate crypto" mean ? Does it use different algorithm or > something ? Why ?
What it means ... No > I do assume that all the connections use a different crypto key, right ? > It's not clear on how different they will be yet... In any case there will be a different node reference, meaning that the keypair can be different. > Anyway, does using a separate port give any security advantages ? I would > think it would allow an attacker who can packet-sniff your node to gain > more information by reliably differentiating your darknet and opennet > connections. Opennet is harvestable by design... and will be harvested; If we don't want bad guys to be able to cheaply block most of the nodes of the network, we have to use different port numbers. NextGen$
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