MUTE
Topic: Software
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 MUTE logo | |
| Developer(s) | Jason Rohrer |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Final release | 0.5.1b [1]
/ May 27, 2009 |
| Written in | C++ (MinGW) |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Available in | English, french |
| Type | File sharing, Anonymous peer to peer |
| License | Public domain |
| Website | mute-net.sourceforge.net |
The MUTE Network (or MUTE-net) is an unmaintained peer-to-peer file sharing network developed with anonymity in mind.
The MUTE client is open source software released under the Public domain and includes support for the Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows computer operating systems.
All MUTE compatible clients use RSA encryption to exchange keys, and AES (128 bits) to encrypt stream data.[2]
The design of the MUTE network is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack.[3]
History of MUTE
MUTE was developed by Jason Rohrer using a routing algorithm based on ant colony optimization.[4]
In the same period of time (mid 2000s), MUTE was competed by the software 'AntsP2P'.[5]
Software compatible with the network MUTE
| Software name | OS | First release year | Last update year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calypso[6] | Windows, Linux | 2010 | 2010 (v0.24) | Had the project to fork the source code of Kommute.[7] Last version (v0.24) can not find peers automatically anymore (as of 2016), only manually by adding peers IPs. |
| Kommute[8] | Windows, Linux | 2006 | 2010 (v0.24) | |
| Mute[9] | Windows, OSX, Linux | 2003[10] | 2009 (v0.5.1b) | The very first client, has a basic GUI. |
| Mute MFC[11] | Windows, Linux | 2005 | 2005 (v0.0.7) | Had the goal to have a better graphical user interface. |
| NapShare[12] | Windows, Linux | 2001 | 2006[13] | Automatable |
See also
- File sharing
- Anonymous P2P
- Comparison of file sharing applications
- StealthNet - a similar software (same goals but better security)
References
- ↑ "CVS Info for project mute-net". http://mute-net.cvs.sourceforge.net/mute-net/MUTE/doc/changeLog.txt.
- ↑ "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/technicalDetails.shtml.
- ↑ "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/personInTheMiddle.shtml.
- ↑ "Covering tracks: New privacy hope for P2P". CNET News. February 24, 2004. http://www.news.com/2100-1027_3-5164413.html.
- ↑ "ANts P2P". http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/.
- ↑ "Calypso Anonymous Filesharing". http://calypso.sourceforge.net/.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112135543/http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/calypso/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ↑ "SourceForge.net: Kommute : anonymous P2P - a MUTE Client". http://sourceforge.net/projects/kommute.
- ↑ "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/.
- ↑ "MUTE - Browse /MUTE File Sharing at SourceForge.net". https://sourceforge.net/projects/mute-net/files/MUTE%20File%20Sharing/.
- ↑ "MFC MUTE". https://sourceforge.net/projects/mfc-mute-net/.
- ↑ "NapShare at SourceForge". http://napshare.sourceforge.net/.
- ↑ "NapShare - Browse /NapShare V2.2.4/NapShare V2.2.4 at SourceForge.net". https://sourceforge.net/projects/napshare/files/NapShare%20V2.2.4/NapShare%20V2.2.4/.
External links
- Official: website (hosted on SourceForge), forums, mailing list. 'How the MUTE Anonymous P2P network works'.
- Unofficial: MUTE wiki and FAQs (dead as of 2017)
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