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Today I finished the second-to-last big missing peice for tor hidden service
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remotes. Networks of these remotes are P2P networks, and there needs to be
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a way for peers to find one-another, and to authenticate with one-another.
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The `git annex p2p` command sets up links between peers in such a network.
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So far it has only a basic interface that sets up a one way link between
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two peers. In the first repository, run `git annex p2p --gen-address`.
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That outputs a long address. In the second repository, run
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`git annex p2p --link peer1`, and paste the address into it. That sets up a
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git remote named "peer1" that connects back to the first repository over tor.
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That is a one-directional link, while a bi-directional link would be
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much more convenient to have between peers. Worse, the address can be reused by
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anyone who sees it, to link into the repository. And, the address is far
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too long to communicate in any way except for pasting it.
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So I want to improve that later. What I'd really like to have is an
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interface that displays a one-time-use phrase of five to ten words, that
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can be read over the phone or across the room. Exchange phrases with a
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friend, and get your repositories securely linked together with tor.
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But, `git annex p2p` is good enough for now. I can move on to the final
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keystone of the tor support, which is file transfer over tor.
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That should, fingers crossed, be relatively easy, and the `tor` branch is
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close to mergeable now.
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Today's work was sponsored by Riku Voipio.
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