soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Open Usenet Server : NNTP server with web-based admin interface.
"A modern easy-to-setup NNTP server based on INN."
https://github.com/tgeek77/OpenUsenetServer
#usenet #nntp #netnews #networknews #decentralized #peering #retro #networks #networking #plaintext
A favorite of mine. It came around years ago on the Twitter website. I've long lost who to credit.
Thanks to detective work by those more talented than I, it appears to belong to "Ally M Hennessy", used in one of her workshops…
This is why I always isolate my smart home devices on a separate guest network.
Many modern routers allow you to enable "client isolation" or "AP isolation" on the guest band, which ensures that connected devices can access the internet but cannot see or communicate with each other, nor with your main private network.
Smart plugs, bulbs, and cameras often have weaker security than computers or phones. If a malicious actor hacks one smart device, client isolation stops them from moving laterally to your laptop, phone, or NAS drive.
Overall, it prevents devices from scanning your local network to snoop on your private traffic or personal files. So even sneaky and greedy corporations like LG see and know nothing you don't want them to see or know.
You can still get full remote control of your smart home via the cloud — if that is what you're doing — without sacrificing your home network's overall security perimeter.
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“Apple and UniFi.”
“Name two companies with better packaging than most food.”
#HomeLab #Apple #UniFi #Ubiquiti #UbiquitiNetworks #MSP #networking
OK, #fediverse #hivemind, here's a #question.
I want to put #VPN gateways at my house and my mother's house 500 km away, so I can have remote access to both home networks.
Given everything that's going on in the consumer router market, what would you suggest?
I was at one point considering the D-Link DSR-250V2. Is there anything else out there that's reasonably priced and reasonably secure? Are there any #FOSS solutions for this? #networking
📄 I have published my summary of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) activities at #IETF126 in Vienna.
The report covers the Applied Networking Research Workshop (ANRW), the IRTF Open Meeting, and all 14 Research Groups—from AI networking and Internet architecture to routing, transport, privacy, sustainability, quantum networking, and more.
One aspect that makes the IRTF particularly valuable is its research model. Rather than organizing around individual publications, the IRTF is organized around long-lived research communities where researchers, engineers, implementers, operators, and standards experts collaboratively explore fundamental Internet challenges over many years.
At a time when AI is transforming how research is written, reviewed, and disseminated, sustained technical dialogue and open collaboration are becoming increasingly important.
OpenWrt is a free and open-source Linux operating system for supported routers and embedded devices.
Unlike stock router firmware, it provides a fully writable system with package management, letting you install WireGuard, AdGuard Home, VPNs, mesh networking, custom firewalls, and hundreds of additional packages.
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openwrt
#OpenSource #OpenWrt #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #Networking #Router #FOSS
WhatsApp Clone, but Decentralized with P2P Messaging
"Secure and private" is the general goal.
This is a technical/concept demo of a fairly unique approach using a browser-based, local-first and webrtc.
This is intended to introduce a new paradigm in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort.
Features:
* P2P
* End to end encryption
* Signal protocol
* Post-Quantum cryptography
* File transfer
* Local-first
* No registration
* No installation
* No database
* TURN server
Feel free to reach out for clarity instead of diving into the docs/code.
IMPORTANT: While this is aiming to provide a secure experience, it isnt audited or reviewed. **Shared for testing, feedback and demo purposes only.** Please use responsibly.
#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics #P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #CloseSource #OpenSource #WebDev #GitHub #TechDevelopment #WhatsApp #ChatApp #InstantMessaging #PWA
4 years, 65 versions, and now iroh 1.0. Here's to the next chapter and stability: a wire protocol you can depend on, with plenty of incremental features on the roadmap.
Dial keys, stay connected.
This is intended to introduce a unique approach in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort.
Features:
PWA
P2P
End to end encryption
Signal protocol
Post-Quantum cryptography
Multimedia
File transfer
Video calls
Local-first
No registration
No installation
No database
TURN server
https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions
#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics #P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #CloseSource #OpenSource #WebDev #GitHub #TechDevelopment #WhatsApp #ChatApp #InstantMessaging #PWA
Many great job opportunities are never posted publicly. Discover practical strategies for accessing the hidden job market, building professional connections, and finding career opportunities before they become widely known. Read more: https://www.barrierstoemployment.com/how-to-access-the-hidden-job-market-guide/
#JobSearch #CareerTips #Networking #CareerGrowth #Employment #ProfessionalDevelopment
Let's talk architecture, not anecdotes. 🧱
Centralization is fragile. In Ep. 30 of Impractical Privacy, we are stripping back the myths:
🔗 Public Blockchains & CEX Funnels
💬 Metadata Whispers & E2E Fallacies
📡 P2P Mesh Networks
🌐 The math behind NAT Hole Punching and sovereignty.
Tune in for the deep dive into truly resilient networking.
👇
ImpracticalPrivacy.com
#P2P #CryptoPrivacy #Networking #Cybersecurity #Meshtastic #Privacy #Surveillance #Metadata #Decentralization #PrivacyMatters
Inform your friends and family about these tools.
#Briar ... https://briarproject.org
"Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in."
#Retroshare ... https://retroshare.cc
"Retroshare establish encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers, and provides various distributed services on top of it: forums, channels, chat, mail... Retroshare is fully decentralized, and designed to provide maximum security and anonymity to its users beyond direct friends. Retroshare is entirely free and open-source software. It is available on #Android, #Linux, #MacOS and #Windows. There are no hidden costs, no ads and no terms of service."
#RicochetRefresh ... https://www.ricochetrefresh.net
"Ricochet Refresh is an open-source project to allow private and anonymous instant messaging."
#OnionShare ... https://onionshare.org
"OnionShare is an open-source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network."
#DeltaChat ... https://delta.chat
"Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app."
#Bitmessage ... https://bitmessage.org
"Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities. It uses strong authentication which means that the sender of a message cannot be spoofed, and it aims to hide "non-content" data, like the sender and receiver of messages, from passive eavesdroppers like those running warrantless wiretapping programs."
#TorBrowser ... https://www.torproject.org/download
"Protect yourself against tracking, surveillance, and censorship."
"The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer. It protects your activity and location. Every day people use the network to connect with people without worry of being tracked or their data being collected. In some cases people rely on the network when they need to be discrete or are doing sensitive work."
#Hyphanet ... https://www.hyphanet.org/
"Hyphanet is peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant and privacy-respecting publishing and communication. The original Freenet."
#BitChan ... https://github.com/813492291816/BitChan
"BitChan is a decentralized anonymous imageboard inspired by BitBoard and built on top of Bitmessage with Tor, I2P, and GnuPG."
#DarkMX ... https://darkmx.app
"DarkMX is a new decentralized communication app that utilizes Tor hidden services to allow you to easily have an anonymous, reliable, and censorship-resistant presence on the internet. You can chat. You can share files. You can search other people's files. You can keep a contact list and send private messages to your friends. You can create your own custom .onion site, available to anyone with a Tor Browser."
#Decentralized #TOR #AntiSurveillance #Anonymity #Anonymous #Privacy #Filesharing #Networking #Communication #P2P #F2F #PeerToPeer #Censorship #AntiCensorship #FreeSpeech