Private peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are

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(P2P) systems that allow only mutually trusted peers to participate. This can be achieved by using a central server such as a Direct Connect hub to authenticate clients. Alternatively, users can exchange

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s or cryptographic keys with friends to form a decentralized network. Private peer-to-peer systems can be divided into friend-to-friend (F2F) and group-based systems. Friend-to-friend systems only allow connections between users who know one another, but may also provide automatic anonymous forwarding. Group-based systems allow any user to connect to any other, and thus they cannot grow in size without compromising their users' privacy. Some software, such as

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, can be configured to create either group-based or F2F networks.

Software list

* Direct Connect - file sharing and chat using private hubs * GigaTribe - a private community-oriented file-sharing program *

Retroshare Retroshare is a free and open-source peer-to-peer communication and file sharing app based on a friend-to-friend network built by GNU Privacy Guard (GPG). Optionally, peers may exchange certificates and IP addresses to their friends and vice ...

- a private F2F system based on PGP, implementing

Turtle F2F Turtle was a free anonymous peer-to-peer network project being developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, involving professor Andrew Tanenbaum. It is not developed anymore. Like other anonymous P2P software, it allows users to share files ...

file sharing. * n2n - a peer-to-peer VPN software The following software titles have been discontinued. *Infinit - file sharing app with local encryption based on research made at the

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Madster Madster (initially called Aimster) was a peer-to-peer file sharing service. It was released in Napster's wake in August 2000 shut down in December 2002 as a result of a lawsuit by the Recording Industry Association of America. Origin According to ...

(formerly Aimster) - early P2P software that used a buddy list to restrict sharing *

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- a corporate groupware software based on P2P technology *

- instant messaging and file sharing with private connections only *

- private P2P software suitable for groups of 10 to 50 users

References

How to disappear completely: A survey of private peer-to-peer networks.
SPACE 2007 workshop, July 2007.
Comparison of P2P file sharing tools for LAN parties.
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Software list

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References