StealthNet
 | |
| Developer(s) | Planet Peer community members |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Stable release |
0.8.7.9
/ 2011 |
| Development status | Unmaintained |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux |
| Type | File sharing, Anonymous peer to peer |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website |
www |
StealthNet is an anonymous P2P file sharing software based on the original RShare client, and has been enhanced. It use the same network as RShare.
Development was stopped in March 2011, with version 0.8.7.9,[1] with no official explanation on the web site.[2]
In 2012, the developpers had an incident with the software Apache Subversion, a part of the source code of StealthNet was lost : versions 0.8.7.5 (February 2010) to 0.8.7.9 (October 2010).[3]
Features
Some of the features of StealhNet:[4]
- Resumption of interrupted downloads.
- Mix network (use for the pseudo anonymous process)
- Advanced Encryption Standard process (used for the point-to-point traffic encryption)
- Segmented file transfer
Drawbacks
- There is no technical documentation about the network protocol.
- Anonymity is unproven.
- The source code contains no documentation at all.
- The source code is only partially available.
- The encryption (AES) is 128 bits only.
See also
References
- ↑ Entwicklungsfortschritt (Development progress)
- ↑ http://board.planetpeer.de/index.php/topic,9017.0.html We will survive
- ↑ http://board.planetpeer.de/index.php/topic,8504.60.html
- ↑ http://www.stealthnet.de/en_features.php
External links
- (English) Official web site
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