Nov 29, 2022Moving To GhostThe time has come to move on. In order to expand on the resources I wish to provide for the I2P community, I have moved and updated my posts and will no longer be using Medium. Thank you to everyone who has been reading here — and please visit the blog in it new home: https://theoverlay.ghost.io/ sadie1 min read1 min read
Nov 28, 2022An I2P FAQNew people join the I2P network everyday. Here is a collection of frequently answered questions. The I2P network is an Overlay Network. The Invisible Internet Project began in 2002 and has been active since that time. How Does I2P Protect Me? The server is hidden from the user and the user…6 min read6 min read
Nov 8, 2022Meet Your Maintainer: I2P MetricsA conversation with Nguyen Phong Hoang and a look back on the research behind I2P Metrics. — In 2018 research was conducted to assess blocking access to the I2P site and reseed servers. In 2019, I analyzed data to support the research efforts to find blocking of the I2P website. At the end of the year I attended FOCI where Phong presented the research results. …4 min read4 min read
Nov 3, 2022The Overlay Network ProblemIt is not A Darknet, it is a human network. — The word “darknet” is used often to describe what are technically overlay networks. The I2P network is an overlay network. It functions with similar capacity to the clearnet ( internet). It is open for anyone to participate in or build on. This is why I do user research and introduce…2 min read2 min read
Nov 2, 2022Overlay Networks x OPSECEncryption and Transports Are No Match For Footguns When people talk about the I2P network, the word they most often use is “privacy.” When I write about privacy in the context of the I2P network I say “privacy by design.” This is meant to direct people to the engineering efforts…3 min read3 min read
Oct 31, 2022I2P For Beginners: Java Software GuideThe I2P Router The I2P router handles your connection to the I2P network. The first time an I2P router makes connections to the network, it may take a few minutes to integrate your router into the network. …9 min read9 min read
Oct 31, 2022I2P Browsing FunctionsThis post relates to using the I2P Java software and using the I2P in Private Browsing Mode Firefox extension. The Browsing Functions in I2P A properly configured browser supports accessing content on the I2P network ( I2P sites and services ) and accessing clearnet content via the outproxy service specified in the Hidden Services Manager…4 min read4 min read
Oct 24, 2022I2P in Private Browsing ModeThe latest release implements many substantial UX updates and a branding overhaul. Earlier this year the I2P UX Lab reviewed the I2P In Private Browsing Mode (I2PIPB) extension. A second review of workflow improvements have been implemented in the latest release. Prior to the creation of I2PIPB, I2P network participants…7 min read7 min read
Sep 26, 2022Meet Your Maintainer: DIVA.EXCHANGEIn this second instalment of Meet Your Maintainer, I reached out to Konrad from DIVA.EXCHANGE to talk about DIVA’s research and services. DIVA.EXCHANGE is developing software with the goal of providing free banking technology for everyone. It is secure without a central infrastructure, and based on blockchain and I2P technology. …8 min read8 min read
Sep 7, 2022Meet Your MaintainerA conversation with StormyCloud Inc. With the most recent I2P Java release, the existing outproxy, false.i2p was replaced with the new StormyCloud outproxy for new I2P installs. For people who are updating their router, changing over to the Stormycloud service can be done quickly. In your Hidden Services Manager, change…4 min read4 min read
