From e8aa590f0045210000e19572ea94549375fffbb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anonimal Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:28:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Moneropedia: add Clearnet entry Referencing: -monero-project/kovri#256 -monero-project/monero-site#155 --- knowledge-base/moneropedia/clearnet.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ knowledge-base/moneropedia/kovri.md | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 knowledge-base/moneropedia/clearnet.md diff --git a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/clearnet.md b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/clearnet.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06b7426b --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/clearnet.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +layout: moneropedia +entry: "Clearnet" +tags: ["kovri"] +terms: ["clearnet"] +summary: "The internet in which anonymous overlay networks are built over" +--- + +### The Basics + +When you use the internet for things like news, email, social media, and even Monero, you are most likely using a clearnet connection. This means that *all* of your connections can be tracked, traced, and monitored by: + +- your [ISP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP) +- the website/service/person you're communicating with +- possibly a [Five Eyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Eyes) capable entity + +and even if you use [HTTPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS) or similar (which *encrypts* your transmission), your route is not hidden nor is it anonymous, thus; it is in the *clear*. + +### In-depth information + +Since a traditional [VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN) cannot save you from clearnet (as you are still using *clearnet* (though you are more proxied than without a VPN)), you should use an *anonymous overlay network* to avoid using clearnet directly: + +- @Kovri +- @I2P +- [Tor](https://torproject.org/) + +These technologies protect you from clearnet by building an anonymous network **over** clearnet to keep your transmissions both encrypted **and** anonymous. + +Here is an accurate, [interactive diagram](https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https) provided by the [EFF](https://www.eff.org/) which describes *clearnet* as it relates to **Tor**. The concept also (somewhat) applies to @Kovri and @I2P in terms of anonymity with the exception that: + +- @Kovri/@I2P does not use exit nodes when connecting to an @eepsite +- Your traffic ever need to leave the @I2P network. +- You do not need HTTPS to use @Kovri/@I2P (with the exception of @reseed) **TODO(anonimal): finish** diff --git a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/kovri.md b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/kovri.md index bd9cb5ef..b667ce5f 100644 --- a/knowledge-base/moneropedia/kovri.md +++ b/knowledge-base/moneropedia/kovri.md @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ TODO(anonimal): finish @eepsite (@hidden-service, @garlic-site, @garlic-service) -- Kovri Clearnet +@clearnet + - Kovri Cryptography (encryption, signatures, etc.) - Kovri Network Database (RI, lease-sets, floodfill, etc.) - Kovri Reseed