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another try at a2.o/darknet_comparison
author Nick <nick@somerandomnick.ano>
date Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:19:33 +0000
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28 more about the mechanics of anonymity, L<there's a whole separate page 28 more about the mechanics of anonymity, L<there's a whole separate page
29 here devoted to that topic|http://www.anonet2.org/anonymity>. 29 here devoted to that topic|http://www.anonet2.org/anonymity>.
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33 <table> 33 Z<><table>
34 <tr><th colspan='5'>Overview</th></tr> 34 Z<><tr>Z<><th colspan='5'>OverviewZ<></th>Z<></tr>
35 <tr><td>&nbsp</td><th>AnoNet1</th><th>AnoNet2</th><th>dn42</th><th>VAnet</th></tr> 35 Z<><tr>Z<><td>&nbspZ<></td>Z<><th>AnoNet1Z<></th>Z<><th>AnoNet2Z<></th>Z<><th>dn42Z<></th>Z<><th>VAnetZ<></th>Z<></tr>
36 <tr><th>Claimed Purpose</th><td>anonymity to prevent censorship</td><td>anonymity to prevent censorship</td><td>have fun with BGP</td><td>freedom and network efficiency</td></tr> 36 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Claimed PurposeZ<></th>Z<><td>anonymity to prevent censorshipZ<></td>Z<><td>anonymity to prevent censorshipZ<></td>Z<><td>have fun with BGPZ<></td>Z<><td>freedom and network efficiencyZ<></td>Z<></tr>
37 <tr><th>Claimed Government</th><td>nearly none</td><td>none</td><td>nearly none</td><td>backbone only</td></tr> 37 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Claimed GovernmentZ<></th>Z<><td>nearly noneZ<></td>Z<><td>noneZ<></td>Z<><td>nearly noneZ<></td>Z<><td>backbone onlyZ<></td>Z<></tr>
38 <tr><th>Actual Government</th><td>oligarchy</td><td>none</td><td>nearly none</td><td>backbone only</td></tr> 38 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Actual GovernmentZ<></th>Z<><td>oligarchyZ<></td>Z<><td>noneZ<></td>Z<><td>nearly noneZ<></td>Z<><td>backbone onlyZ<></td>Z<></tr>
39 <tr><th>Actual Government betrays Claimed Purpose</th><td>yes</td><td>no</td><td>no</td><td>no</td></tr> 39 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Actual Government betrays Claimed PurposeZ<></th>Z<><td>yesZ<></td>Z<><td>noZ<></td>Z<><td>noZ<></td>Z<><td>noZ<></td>Z<></tr>
40 <tr><th>Centralized Critical Infrastructure</th><td>wiki (includes resource database), client port, IRC</td><td>none</td><td>wiki, IRC</td><td>all</td></tr> 40 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Centralized Critical InfrastructureZ<></th>Z<><td>wiki (includes resource database), client port, IRCZ<></td>Z<><td>noneZ<></td>Z<><td>wiki, IRCZ<></td>Z<><td>allZ<></td>Z<></tr>
41 <tr><th>Decentralized Critical Infrastructure</th><td>routing</td><td>all</td><td>routing, resource database</td><td>none</td></tr> 41 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Decentralized Critical InfrastructureZ<></th>Z<><td>routingZ<></td>Z<><td>allZ<></td>Z<><td>routing, resource databaseZ<></td>Z<><td>noneZ<></td>Z<></tr>
42 <tr><th>Current Size</th><td>20-30</td><td>~10</td><td>40-50</td><td>&lt;5</td></tr> 42 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Current SizeZ<></th>Z<><td>20-30Z<></td>Z<><td>~10Z<></td>Z<><td>40-50Z<></td>Z<><td>&lt;5Z<></td>Z<></tr>
43 <tr><th>Average Monthly Growth</th><td>~0%</td><td>~20%</td><td>~5%</td><td>~10%</td></tr> 43 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Average Monthly GrowthZ<></th>Z<><td>~0%Z<></td>Z<><td>~20%Z<></td>Z<><td>~5%Z<></td>Z<><td>~10%Z<></td>Z<></tr>
44 <tr><th>Activity Level</th><td>medium</td><td>medium</td><td>medium</td><td>low</td></tr> 44 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Activity LevelZ<></th>Z<><td>mediumZ<></td>Z<><td>mediumZ<></td>Z<><td>mediumZ<></td>Z<><td>lowZ<></td>Z<></tr>
45 <tr><th>Interdarknet Connectivity</th><td>censored access to AnoNet2 (must use AnoNet2 DNS), censored access to dn42 (must use AnoNet2 DNS)</td><td>full routing to part of AnoNet1, full routing to part of dn42, full routing to VAnet</td><td>censored access to AnoNet (1&amp;2, must use SRN's DNS), censored access to VAnet (must use SRN's DNS)</td><td>full routing to part of AnoNet1, full routing to AnoNet2, full routing to part of dn42</td></tr> 45 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Interdarknet ConnectivityZ<></th>Z<><td>censored access to AnoNet2 (must use AnoNet2 DNS), censored access to dn42 (must use AnoNet2 DNS)Z<></td>Z<><td>full routing to part of AnoNet1, full routing to part of dn42, full routing to VAnetZ<></td>Z<><td>censored access to AnoNet (1&amp;2, must use SRN's DNS), censored access to VAnet (must use SRN's DNS)Z<></td>Z<><td>full routing to part of AnoNet1, full routing to AnoNet2, full routing to part of dn42Z<></td>Z<></tr>
46 <tr><th>DNS Coverage</th><td>AnoNet1</td><td>AnoNet (1&amp;2), dn42, VAnet, IcannNet</td><td>dn42, IcannNet</td><td>AnoNet (1&amp;2), dn42, VAnet, IcannNet</td></tr> 46 Z<><tr>Z<><th>DNS CoverageZ<></th>Z<><td>AnoNet1Z<></td>Z<><td>AnoNet (1&amp;2), dn42, VAnet, IcannNetZ<></td>Z<><td>dn42, IcannNetZ<></td>Z<><td>AnoNet (1&amp;2), dn42, VAnet, IcannNetZ<></td>Z<></tr>
47 <tr><th>Peering Prerequisites</th><td>OpenVPN, BGP daemon, sustained IRC participation for over a month</td><td>OpenVPN or tinc or quicktun, BGP daemon or static routing</td><td>OpenVPN, BGP daemon or static routing</td><td>depends on individual PoP policy</td></tr> 47 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Peering PrerequisitesZ<></th>Z<><td>OpenVPN, BGP daemon, sustained IRC participation for over a monthZ<></td>Z<><td>OpenVPN or tinc or quicktun, BGP daemon or static routingZ<></td>Z<><td>OpenVPN, BGP daemon or static routingZ<></td>Z<><td>depends on individual PoP policyZ<></td>Z<></tr>
48 <tr><th colspan='5'>Services</th></tr> 48 Z<><tr>Z<><th colspan='5'>ServicesZ<></th>Z<></tr>
49 <tr><td>&nbsp</td><th>AnoNet1</th><th>AnoNet2</th><th>dn42</th><th>VAnet</th></tr> 49 Z<><tr>Z<><td>&nbspZ<></td>Z<><th>AnoNet1Z<></th>Z<><th>AnoNet2Z<></th>Z<><th>dn42Z<></th>Z<><th>VAnetZ<></th>Z<></tr>
50 <tr><th>Routing</th><td>decentralized</td><td>decentralized</td><td>decentralized</td><td>centralized</td> 50 Z<><tr>Z<><th>RoutingZ<></th>Z<><td>decentralizedZ<></td>Z<><td>decentralizedZ<></td>Z<><td>decentralizedZ<></td>Z<><td>centralizedZ<></td>
51 <tr><th>Resource Database</th><td>centralized (part of wiki)</td><td>decentralized (part of git-based resdb)</td><td>decentralized (part of monotone-based registry)</td><td>centralized (ask Borg)</td></tr> 51 Z<><tr>Z<><th>Resource DatabaseZ<></th>Z<><td>centralized (part of wiki)Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (part of git-based resdb)Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (part of monotone-based registry)Z<></td>Z<><td>centralized (ask Borg)Z<></td>Z<></tr>
52 <tr><th>Documentation</th><td>centralized (crzydmnd's wiki)</td><td>decentralized (part of git-based resdb)</td><td>centralized (helios's wiki)</td><td>centralized (vanet.org)</td></tr> 52 Z<><tr>Z<><th>DocumentationZ<></th>Z<><td>centralized (crzydmnd's wiki)Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (part of git-based resdb)Z<></td>Z<><td>centralized (helios's wiki)Z<></td>Z<><td>centralized (vanet.org)Z<></td>Z<></tr>
53 <tr><th>Chatroom</th><td>centralized (single IRCnet)</td><td>decentralized (ad-hoc relaying between IRC and Jabber chatrooms)</td><td>semicentralized (single IRCnet, with a Jabber chatroom relay)</td><td>decentralized (shared with AnoNet2)</td></tr> 53 Z<><tr>Z<><th>ChatroomZ<></th>Z<><td>centralized (single IRCnet)Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (ad-hoc relaying between IRC and Jabber chatrooms)Z<></td>Z<><td>semicentralized (single IRCnet, with a Jabber chatroom relay)Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (shared with AnoNet2)Z<></td>Z<></tr>
54 <tr><th>DNS</th><td>centralized (from wiki), several official "rootservers"</td><td>decentralized (from resdb), each user fields his own, public nameservers available for the lazy</td><td>decentralized (from registry), multiple competing deployments</td><td>centralized (from svn), centralized official deployment</td></tr> 54 Z<><tr>Z<><th>DNSZ<></th>Z<><td>centralized (from wiki), several official "rootservers"Z<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (from resdb), each user fields his own, public nameservers available for the lazyZ<></td>Z<><td>decentralized (from registry), multiple competing deploymentsZ<></td>Z<><td>centralized (from svn), centralized official deploymentZ<></td>Z<></tr>
55 <tr><th>BitTorrent Trackers/Indexers</th><td>none?</td><td>1 centralized and 1 decentralized (git-based)</td><td>1 centralized</td><td>1 centralized</td></tr> 55 Z<><tr>Z<><th>BitTorrent Trackers/IndexersZ<></th>Z<><td>none?Z<></td>Z<><td>1 centralized and 1 decentralized (git-based)Z<></td>Z<><td>1 centralizedZ<></td>Z<><td>1 centralizedZ<></td>Z<></tr>
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