InterPlanetary File System
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InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and network designed to create a content-addressable, peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system.[2]
IPFS is a peer-to-peer distributed file system that seeks to connect all computing devices with the same system of files. IPFS could be seen as a single BitTorrent swarm, exchanging objects within one Git repository. In other words, IPFS provides a high-throughput, content-addressed block storage model, with content-addressed hyperlinks.[3] Distributed Content Delivery saves bandwidth and prevents DDoS attacks, which HTTP struggles with.[4][unreliable source]
The filesystem can be accessed in a variety of ways, including via FUSE and over HTTP.[3]
In 2014, the IPFS protocol took advantage of the Bitcoin blockchain protocol and network infrastructure in order to store unalterable data, remove duplicated files across the network, and obtain address information for accessing storage nodes to search for files in the network.[2] It now uses Ethereum.[4][unreliable source]
Notable users
- The Catalan independence referendum, taking place in September–October 2017, was deemed illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain and many related websites were blocked. Subsequently, the Catalan Pirate Party mirrored the website on IPFS to bypass the High Court of Justice of Catalonia order of blocking.[5][6]
- IPFS was used to create a mirror of Wikipedia, which allows people living in jurisdictions where Wikipedia is blocked to access the content of Wikipedia.[7] That archived version of Wikipedia is a limited immutable copy that cannot be updated. Efforts are being made to resolve mutable (updatable) and immutable (permanent archive) systems and interfaces.[citation needed]
- Filecoin, also inter-related to IPFS and developed by Juan Benet and Protocol Labs, is an IPFS-based cooperative storage cloud.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Agorise (23 October 2017). "c-ipfs: IPFS implementation in C. Why C? Think Bitshares' Stealth backups, OpenWrt routers (decentralize the internet/meshnet!), Android TV, decentralized Media, decentralized websites, decent." Github.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b Finley, Kurt (June 20, 2016). "The Inventors of the Internet Are Trying to Build a Truly Permanent Web". Wired.
- ^ a b Allison, Ian (13 October 2016). "Juan Benet of IPFS talks about Filecoin". Ibtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b "IPFS Protocol Selects Ethereum Over Bitcoin, Prefers Ethereum Dev Community". Cointelegraph.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Balcell, Marta Poblet (5 October 2017). "Inside Catalonia's cypherpunk referendum". Eureka Street.
- ^ Hill, Paul (30 September 2017). "Catalan referendum app removed from Google Play Store". Neowin. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ Dale, Brady (10 May 2017). "Turkey Can't Block This Copy of Wikipedia". Observer Media. Archived from the original on 18 Oct 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Steven (2018-01-16). "Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
External links
- Official website, IPFS.io
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