I2P Node Integration

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Pronunciation

[I-2-P nohd in-tuh-gray-shun]

Analogy

Like running your internet traffic through a series of secure tunnels to hide your location and identity.

Definition

Connecting nodes to the Invisible Internet Project (I2P) anonymizing network to obfuscate addresses and protect privacy.

Key Points Intro

I2P integration enhances censorship resistance and privacy for P2P nodes.

Key Points

Garlic routing: Encrypts and routes traffic through multiple hops.

Service tunnels: Expose node RPC/peer ports within I2P.

Addressing: Uses .i2p hostnames instead of IPs.

Performance trade‑off: Increased latency vs improved privacy.

Example

An binds its discovery and gossip protocols to I2P tunnels, preventing peers from learning its real .

Technical Deep Dive

config sets `--bootnodes` to I2P router .b32.i2p addresses. I2P router software creates inbound/outbound tunnels; client connects via SOCKS proxy on 127.0.0.1:7656.

Security Warning

I2P exit nodes can be malicious; restrict protocols and use end‑to‑end .

Caveat

Not all peers support I2P; may reduce connectivity.

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