ANts P2P 1026437 226017279 2008-07-16T13:35:44Z WikiDreamer Bot 7221255 robot Adding: [[fi:ANts P2P]] {{Infobox Software | name = ANts P2P | developer = [[Gwren]] | latest_release_version = v1.6.0 Beta - Protocol 1.0.0 | latest_release_date = Feb, 2008 | operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] | programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]] | genre = [[File sharing]], [[Anonymous P2P|Anonymous peer to peer]] | license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] | website = http://sourceforge.net/projects/antsp2p }} '''ANts P2P''' is an [[Anonymous P2P|anonymous peer-to-peer]] [[open source]] [[file sharing]] software written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]]. The project was launched in 2004, and the code is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]. == Features == ANts P2P encrypts all traffic sent or received from others and proxies traffic between participants in the network to make it harder to determine the originating [[IP address]]es. Some of its features include: * Automatic update of the software. * Point-to-point [[encryption]] (AES 128 - [[Diffie-Hellman|DH]] 512). * End to end encryption (AES 128 - [[Diffie-Hellman|DH]] 512). * Multipath routing for packets. * Preferential connections to give the network a fast [[Backbone network|backbone]]. * Support for partial [[download]]s. * Support for the [[eDonkey]] link format. * Autosearch sources for active and interrupted downloads. * Finding parts of files through normal queries or queries by hash. * Full text indexing and searches over full file content and full file path location. * Non-anonymous [[internet relay chat]]. * Queries are encrypted [[Asymmetric key algorithm|asymmetrically]]. This means that only the originator can read the query results. Everyone can read the query string but this asymmetric approach reduces the potential of a node to do transit query analysis. ANts P2P also allows users to offer [[web server]]s anonymously; these servers are only reachable from within the ANts P2P network. ANts P2P is however not an outproxy network which lets users reach services on the conventional internet; for this, an outproxy service such as [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] can be used separately. == Security == The data transfers run over indirect connections: Senders and receivers of a file do not hold a direct connection with each other, but the connection cascades over several nodes, so that neither party can trivially determine the other's identity. The traffic between nodes is encrypted with [[Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]], which prevents sniffing both from outsiders and from transit nodes. The encryption key exchange uses [[Diffie-Hellman]] algorithm. == See also == {{Portal|Free software|Free Software Portal Logo.svg}} * [[Anonymous P2P]] * [[Comparison of file sharing applications]] * [[MUTE]] (similar P2P project) * [[I2Phex]] (similar P2P project) * [[RShare]] (similar P2P project) == External links == * [http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge ANts P2P website] * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/antsp2p/ ANts P2P project summary] on [[SourceForge.net]] * [http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/archive/index.php/t-26848.html operating instructions (German)] * [http://antsp2p.altervista.org/ v1.5.7/0.9.4 English ANts Guide] * [http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=567 ANts P2P: A new approach to file sharing] - [[Slyck news]], Septembers 13, 2004. Detailed view of some technical and legal aspects of ANts P2P. [[Category:Anonymous file sharing networks]] {{network-software-stub}} [[de:ANts P2P]] [[es:ANts P2P]] [[fr:ANts P2P]] [[it:ANts P2P]] [[pl:ANts P2P]] [[pt:ANts P2P]] [[fi:ANts P2P]]