E2EE OCapN Federated Relays
Add relays to OCapN's capability-based networking
Spritely has been spearheading the work on creating a capability-based networking protocol called OCapN (the Object Capability Network). This network transport protocol unlocks a new way to implement peer-to-peer, distributed programming based applications. This project builds upon existing OCapN work by implementing a relay (a node that is allowed to send and receive messages from remote devices) in which all messages are end-to-end encrypted. This end-to-end encrypted relay also supports federation: users can use relays hosted wherever they wish, and the relays can seamlessly talk to each other, bridging users all over the internet while preserving their privacy and securing their communication. This relay design will also be submitted as a specification to the OCapN group, allowing for interoperable implementations across programming languages.
- The project's own website: https://ocapn.org
Run by Spritely
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
