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<li class="has-sub"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('About') }}</span></div> <li class="has-sub"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('About') }}</span></div>
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="{{ site_url('about/intro') }}"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('Introduction to I2P') }}</span></div></a></li> <li><a href="{{ site_url('about/intro') }}"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('Introduction to I2P') }}</span></div></a></li>
<li><a href="{{ site_url('about/software') }}"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('Guide to I2P Software') }}</span></div></a></li>
<li class="has-sub"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('Help') }}</span></div> <li class="has-sub"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('Help') }}</span></div>
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="{{ site_url('faq') }}"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('FAQ') }}</span></div></a></li> <li><a href="{{ site_url('faq') }}"><div class="menuitem"><span>{{ _('FAQ') }}</span></div></a></li>
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{% block title %}{{ _('Intro') }}{% endblock %} {% block title %}{{ _('Intro') }}{% endblock %}
{% block content %} {% block content %}
<h1>{{ _('The Invisible Internet Project') }} (I2P)</h1> <h1>{{ _('The Invisible Internet Project') }} (I2P)</h1>
<p>{% trans ip='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol', <h2>What is I2P?</h2>
tcp='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol', <p>{% trans %}The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer that has been developed with privacy and security by design in order to provide protection for your activity,
pke='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_encryption' -%} location and your identity. The software ships with a router that connects you to the network and applications for sharing, communicating and building. {%- endtrans %}</p>
I2P is an anonymous network, exposing a simple layer that applications can
use to anonymously and securely send messages to each other. The network itself is <h3>I2P Cares About Privacy</h3>
strictly message based (a la <a href="{{ ip }}">IP</a>), but there is a
library available to allow reliable streaming communication on top of it (a la <p>{% trans %}The Invisible Internet values privacy and consent, which can only be achieved with privacy-by-default. It is always your choice to share, your platform to own, and the connections you want to make. It is privacy by design, plain, simple and truly free. Additionally I2P offers resistance to pattern recognition and blocking by censors. Because the network relies on peers to route traffic, location blocking is also reduced.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<a href="{{ tcp }}">TCP</a>).
All communication is end to end encrypted (in total there are four layers of
encryption used when sending a message), and even the end points ("destinations")
are cryptographic identifiers (essentially a pair of <a href="{{ pke }}">public keys</a>).
{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h2>{{ _('How does it work?') }}</h2>
<p>{% trans tunnelrouting=site_url('docs/how/tunnel-routing') -%}
To anonymize the messages sent, each client application has their I2P "router"
build a few inbound and outbound "<a href="{{ tunnelrouting }}">tunnels</a>" - a
sequence of peers that pass messages in one direction (to and from the client,
respectively). In turn, when a client wants to send a message to another client,
the client passes that message out one of their outbound tunnels targeting one of the
other client's inbound tunnels, eventually reaching the destination. Every
participant in the network chooses the length of these tunnels, and in doing so,
makes a tradeoff between anonymity, latency, and throughput according to their
own needs. The result is that the number of peers relaying each end to end
message is the absolute minimum necessary to meet both the sender's and the
receiver's threat model.
{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans netdb=site_url('docs/how/network-database'), <p>{% trans %}I2P hides the server from the user and the user from the server. All I2P traffic is internal to the I2P network. Traffic inside I2P does not interact with the Internet directly. It is a layer on top of the Internet. It uses encrypted unidirectional tunnels between you and your peers. No one can see where traffic is coming from, where it is going or what the contents are.
dht='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_hash_table', {%- endtrans %}</p>
kad='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kademlia' -%}
The first time a client wants to contact another client, they make a query <h3>How to Connect to the I2P Network</h3>
against the fully distributed "<a href="{{ netdb }}">network
database</a>" - a custom structured <a href="{{ dht }}"> <p>{% trans %}The Invisible Internet Project provides software to download that connects you to the network.In addition to the network privacy benefits, I2P provides an application layer that allows people to use and create familiar apps for daily use. I2P provides its own unique DNS so that you can self host or mirror content on the network. You can create and own your platform that you can add to the I2P directory or only invite your friends. The I2P network functions in the same way the Internet does, just with some extra configuration. The best part is that if you do not find something you want, you can build it. When you download the I2P software, it includes everything you need to connect, share, and create privately.
distributed hash table (DHT)</a> based off the
<a href="{{ kad }}">Kademlia algorithm</a>. This is done
to find the other client's inbound tunnels efficiently, but subsequent messages
between them usually includes that data so no further network database lookups
are required.
{%- endtrans %}</p> {%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans docs=site_url('docs') -%} <h3>An Overview of the Network</h3>
More details about how I2P works are <a href="{{ docs }}">available</a>.
<p>{% trans %}I2P uses cryptography to achieve a variety of properties for the tunnels it builds and the communications it transports. I2P tunnels use transports, NTCP2 and SSU, to hide the nature of the traffic being transported over it. Connections are encrypted from router-to-router, and from client-to-client(end-to-end). Forward-secrecy is provided for all connections. Because I2P is cryptographically addressed, I2P addresses are self-authenticating and only belong to the user who generated them.
{%- endtrans %}</p> {%- endtrans %}</p>
<h2>{{ _('What can you do with it?') }}</h2> <p>{% trans %}I2P is a secure and traffic protecting Internet-like layer. The network is made up of peers ("routers") and unidirectional inbound and outbound virtual tunnels. Routers communicate with each other using protocols built on existing transport mechanisms (TCP, UDP, etc), passing messages. Client applications have their own cryptographic identifier ("Destination") which enables it to send and receive messages. These clients can connect to any router and authorize the temporary allocation ("lease") of some tunnels that will be used for sending and receiving messages through the network. I2P has its own internal network database (using a modification of the Kademlia DHT) for distributing routing and contact information securely.
<p>{% trans %}When you install the I2P software made available at geti2p.net, you are
actually installing an I2P router and an accompanying bundle of basic
applications. The I2P Java distribution is the first I2P software gateway and
has been actively developed since 2001.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}The applications are made available through a webUI, which listens at
127.0.0.1:7657, and the main page of which is called the “Router Console,”
where you monitor the health of your connection to the network and access
applications that to use on the network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %}What is included:{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>The Set Up Wizard</strong>: When you download the
I2P software, a set up wizard will guide you through a few configuration steps
while your router is making its first connections to the network. This happens
the same way that your home router connects you to the Internet. During the set
up process, you will be given the option to test your bandwidth and set your
bandwidth limits in order to ensure a good connection as a network peer.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>The I2P Router Console</strong>: Here is where you can see your
network connections and information about your router. You will be able to see how many peers you
have, and other information that will help if you need to troubleshoot. You can
stop and start the router as well. You will see the applications that the
software includes, as well as links to some community forums and sites on the
I2P network. You will receive news when there is a a new software release, and
will be able to download the latest version here as well. Additionally, you can
find shortcuts to other available applications. The console is customizable and
includes a default light theme with a dark theme option.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>SusiMail</strong>: SusiMail is a secure email client. It is primarily
intended for use with Postman’s email servers inside of the I2P network . It
is designed to avoid leaking information about email use to other networks.
SusiMail is bridged so it can send and receive email from the internet as well.
Occasionally you may see some services like Gmail classifying it as spam, which
you can correct in your Internet email service providers settings.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans bittorrent='http://www.bittorrent.com/' -%}<strong><a href="{{ bittorrent }}">I2PSnark</a></strong>: Snark is an I2P network only BitTorrent client.
It never makes a connection to a peer over any other network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans addressbook='docs/naming' -%}<strong><a href="{{ addressbook }}">The AddressBook</a></strong>: This is a locally-defined list of
human-readable addresses ( ie: i2p-projekt.i2p) and corresponding I2P addresses.(udhdrtrcetjm5sxzskjyr5ztpeszydbh4dpl3pl4utgqqw2v4jna.b32.i2p) It integrates with other applications to
allow you to use those human-readable addresses in place of those I2P
addresses. It is more similar to a hosts file or a contact list than a network
database or a DNS service. There is no recognized global namespace, you decide
what any given .i2p domain maps to in the end.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p><strong>The QR Code Generator</strong>: Besides the Addressbook, I2P
addresses can be shared by converting them into QR codes and scanning them with
a camera. This is especially useful for Android devices.</p>
<p>{% trans i2ptunnel=site_url('docs/api/i2ptunnel') -%}<strong><a href="{{ i2ptunnel }}">I2P Hidden Services Manager</a></strong> This is a general-purpose
adapter for forwarding services ( ie SSH ) into I2P and proxying client
requests to and from I2P. It provides a variety of “Tunnel Types” which are
able able to do advance filtering of traffic before it reaches I2P.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %}Applications Outside I2P to use with I2P{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans browser=site_url('about/browser-config') %}<strong><a href="{{ browser }}">Mozilla Firefox</a></strong>: A web browser with advanced privacy and
security features, this is the best browser to configure to browse I2P
sites.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans browser=site_url('about/browser-config') %}<strong><a href="{{ browser }}">Chromium</a></strong>: A web browser developed by Google that is the
Open-Source base of Google Chrome, this is sometimes used as an alternative to
Firefox.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong><a href="https://biglybt.com">BiglyBT</a></strong>: A Feature-Rich bittorrent client including I2P
support and the unique ability to “Bridge” regular torrents in-to I2P so
people can download them anonymously.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p><strong>OpenSSH</strong>: OpenSSH is a popular program used by systems
administrators to remotely administer a server, or to provide “Shell”
accounts for users on the server.</p>
<p>{% trans git=site_url('docs/applications/git'), gitlab=site_url('docs/applications/gitlab') %}<strong><a href="{{ git }}">Git</a>/<a href="{{ gitlab}}">Gitlab</a></strong>: Git is a source-code control tool which is
distributed, and often recommends a fork-first workflow. Hosting source code on
I2P is an important activity, so Gitlab-specific instructions are available for
all to use.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux</strong>: It is possible to obtain
packages for Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux over I2P using <a href="https://i2pgit.org/idk/apt-transport-i2p">apt-transport-i2p</a> and
<a href="https://i2pgit.org/idk/apt-transport-i2phttp">apt-transport-i2phttp</a>. In the future, a bittorrent-based transport may also be
developed. {%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %} Applications for Developers to create new things{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans sam=site_url('docs/api/sam') %}<strong><a href="{{ sam }}">The SAM API Bridge</a></strong>: The SAM API is a language-independent
API for writing applications that are I2P-native by communicating with the
local I2P router. It can provide Streaming-like capabilities, Anonymous
Datagrams, or Repliable Datagrams.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans bob=site_url('docs/api/bob') %}<strong><a href="{{ bob }}">The BOB API Bridge</a></strong>: This is a deprecated technology, BOB
users should migrate to SAM if it is possible for them to do so.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans i2cp=site_url('docs/protocol/i2cp') %}<strong><a href="{{ i2cp }}">The I2CP API</a></strong>: Not strictly an application, this is how Java
applications communicate with the I2P router to set up tunnels, generate and
manage keys, and communicate with other peers on the network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans team=site_url('about/team'), volunteer=site_url('get-involved'),
licenses=site_url('get-involved/develop/licenses'), sam=site_url('docs/api/sam'),
roadmap=site_url('get-involved/roadmap') -%}
The I2P development <a href="{{ team }}">team</a> is an open group, welcome to all
who are interested in <a href="{{ volunteer }}">getting involved</a>, and all of
the code is <a href="{{ licenses }}">open source</a>. The core I2P SDK and the
current router implementation is done in Java. The network is actively being developed
and has not yet reached the 1.0 release, but the current <a href="{{ roadmap }}">roadmap</a>
describes our schedule.
{%- endtrans %}</p> {%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>About Decentralization and I2P</h3>
<p>{% trans %}The I2P network is almost completely decentralized, with exception to what are what are called "Reseed Servers," which is how you first join the network. This is to deal with the DHT ( Distributed Hash Table ) bootstrap problem. Basically, there's not a good and reliable way to get out of running at least one permanent bootstrap node that non-network users can find to get started. Once you're connected to the network, you only discover peers by building "exploratory" tunnels, but to make your initial connection, you need to get a peer set from somewhere. The reseed servers, which you can see listed on http://127.0.0.1:7657/configreseed in the Java I2P router, provide you with those peers. You then connect to them with the I2P router until you find one who you can reach and build exploratory tunnels through. Reseed servers can tell that you bootstrapped from them, but nothing else about your traffic on the I2P network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>I see IP addresses of all other I2P nodes in the router console. Does that mean my IP address is visible by others?</h3>
<p>{% trans %}Yes, this is how a fully distributed peer-to-peer network works. Every node participates in routing packets for others, so your IP address must be known to establish connections. While the fact that your computer runs I2P is public, nobody can see your activities in it. You can't say if a user behind this IP address is sharing files, hosting a website, doing research or just running a node to contribute bandwidth to the project.{%- endtrans %}
<h3>What I2P Does Not Do</h3>
<p>{% trans %}The I2P network does not officially "Exit" traffic. It has outproxies to the Internet run by volunteers, which are centralized services. I2P is primarily a hidden service network and outproxying is not an official function, nor is it advised. The privacy benefits you get from participating in the the I2P network come from remaining in the network and not accessing the internet. I2P recommends that you use Tor Browser or a trusted VPN when you want to browse the Internet privately.{%- endtrans %}</p>
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{% extends "global/layout.html" %}
{% block title %}{{ _('Intro') }}{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
<h1>{{ _('The I2P Software') }} (I2P)</h1>
<p>{% trans %}When you install the I2P software made available at geti2p.net, you are
actually installing an I2P router and an accompanying bundle of basic
applications. The I2P Java distribution is the first I2P software gateway and
has been actively developed since 2001.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}The applications are made available through a webUI, which listens at
127.0.0.1:7657, and the main page of which is called the “Router Console,”
where you monitor the health of your connection to the network and access
applications that to use on the network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %}What is included:{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>The Set Up Wizard</strong>: When you download the
I2P software, a set up wizard will guide you through a few configuration steps
while your router is making its first connections to the network. This happens
the same way that your home router connects you to the Internet. During the set
up process, you will be given the option to test your bandwidth and set your
bandwidth limits in order to ensure a good connection as a network peer.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>The I2P Router Console</strong>: Here is where you can see your
network connections and information about your router. You will be able to see how many peers you
have, and other information that will help if you need to troubleshoot. You can
stop and start the router as well. You will see the applications that the
software includes, as well as links to some community forums and sites on the
I2P network. You will receive news when there is a a new software release, and
will be able to download the latest version here as well. Additionally, you can
find shortcuts to other available applications. The console is customizable and
includes a default light theme with a dark theme option.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong>SusiMail</strong>: SusiMail is a secure email client. It is primarily
intended for use with Postman’s email servers inside of the I2P network . It
is designed to avoid leaking information about email use to other networks.
SusiMail is bridged so it can send and receive email from the internet as well.
Occasionally you may see some services like Gmail classifying it as spam, which
you can correct in your Internet email service providers settings.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans bittorrent='docs/applications/bittorrent' -%}<strong><a href="{{ bittorrent }}">I2PSnark</a></strong>: Snark is an I2P network only BitTorrent client. It never makes a connection to a peer over any other network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans addressbook='docs/naming' -%}<strong><a href="{{ addressbook }}">The AddressBook</a></strong>: This is a locally-defined list of
human-readable addresses ( ie: i2p-projekt.i2p) and corresponding I2P addresses.(udhdrtrcetjm5sxzskjyr5ztpeszydbh4dpl3pl4utgqqw2v4jna.b32.i2p) It integrates with other applications to
allow you to use those human-readable addresses in place of those I2P
addresses. It is more similar to a hosts file or a contact list than a network
database or a DNS service. There is no recognized global namespace, you decide
what any given .i2p domain maps to in the end.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p><strong>The QR Code Generator</strong>: Besides the Addressbook, I2P
addresses can be shared by converting them into QR codes and scanning them with
a camera. This is especially useful for Android devices.</p>
<p>{% trans i2ptunnel=site_url('docs/api/i2ptunnel') -%}<strong><a href="{{ i2ptunnel }}">I2P Hidden Services Manager</a></strong> This is a general-purpose
adapter for forwarding services ( ie SSH ) into I2P and proxying client
requests to and from I2P. It provides a variety of “Tunnel Types” which are
able able to do advance filtering of traffic before it reaches I2P.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %}Applications Outside I2P to use with I2P{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans browser=site_url('about/browser-config') %}<strong><a href="{{ browser }}">Mozilla Firefox</a></strong>: A web browser with advanced privacy and
security features, this is the best browser to configure to browse I2P
sites.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans browser=site_url('about/browser-config') %}<strong><a href="{{ browser }}">Chromium</a></strong>: A web browser developed by Google that is the
Open-Source base of Google Chrome, this is sometimes used as an alternative to
Firefox.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong><a href="https://biglybt.com">BiglyBT</a></strong>: A Feature-Rich bittorrent client including I2P
support and the unique ability to “Bridge” regular torrents in-to I2P so
people can download them anonymously.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans ssh=site_url('blog/post/2019/06/15/i2p-i2pd-ssh-config') %}<strong><a href="https://openssh.com">OpenSSH</a></strong>: OpenSSH is a popular program used by systems administrators to <a href="{{ ssh }}">remotely administer a server</a>, or to provide “Shell” accounts for users on the server.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans git=site_url('docs/applications/git'), gitlab=site_url('docs/applications/gitlab') %}<strong><a href="{{ git }}">Git</a>/<a href="{{ gitlab}}">Gitlab</a></strong>: Git is a source-code control tool which is
distributed, and often recommends a fork-first workflow. Hosting source code on
I2P is an important activity, so Gitlab-specific instructions are available for
all to use.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans %}<strong><a href="https://debian.org">Debian</a> and <a href="https://ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> GNU/Linux</strong>: It is possible to obtain
packages for Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux over I2P using <a href="https://i2pgit.org/idk/apt-transport-i2p">apt-transport-i2p</a> and
<a href="https://i2pgit.org/idk/apt-transport-i2phttp">apt-transport-i2phttp</a>. In the future, a bittorrent-based transport may also be
developed. {%- endtrans %}</p>
<h3>{% trans %} Applications for Developers to create new things{%- endtrans %}</h3>
<p>{% trans sam=site_url('docs/api/sam') %}<strong><a href="{{ sam }}">The SAM API Bridge</a></strong>: The SAM API is a language-independent
API for writing applications that are I2P-native by communicating with the
local I2P router. It can provide Streaming-like capabilities, Anonymous
Datagrams, or Repliable Datagrams.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans bob=site_url('docs/api/bob') %}<strong><a href="{{ bob }}">The BOB API Bridge</a></strong>: This is a deprecated technology, BOB
users should migrate to SAM if it is possible for them to do so.{%- endtrans %}</p>
<p>{% trans i2cp=site_url('docs/protocol/i2cp') %}<strong><a href="{{ i2cp }}">The I2CP API</a></strong>: Not strictly an application, this is how Java
applications communicate with the I2P router to set up tunnels, generate and
manage keys, and communicate with other peers on the network.{%- endtrans %}</p>
{% endblock %}
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