From bfa09d01165763e6ced67c07bd1c8819671b51bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen L Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:20:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] extend description of P2P to address #1357 Signed-off-by: Stephen L. --- _includes/sections/instant-messenger.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html b/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html index f04bd3e67..d7d3305f9 100644 --- a/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html +++ b/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@

Distributed network - Peer-to-peer messengers connect to a distributed network of nodes to relay messages to the recipient without a third-party server. Clients (peers) usually find each other through the use of a distributed computing network. Examples of this include DHT (distributed hash table) (used with technologies like torrents and IPFS, for example). Another approach is proximity based networks, where a connection is established over WiFi or Bluetooth (for example, Briar or the Scuttlebutt social networking protocol). Once a peer has found a route to its contact via any of these methods, a direct connection between them is made. + Peer-to-peer messengers connect to a distributed network of nodes to relay messages to the recipient without a third-party server. Clients (peers) usually find each other through the use of a distributed computing network. Examples of this include DHT (distributed hash table) (used with technologies like torrents and IPFS, for example). Another approach is proximity based networks, where a connection is established over WiFi or Bluetooth (for example, Briar or the Scuttlebutt social networking protocol). Once a peer has found a route to its contact via any of these methods, a direct connection between them is made. Although messages are usually encrypted, an observer can still deduce the location and identity of the sender and recipient.