[ANet-devel] Re: Basic requirements

[Benoit N. <be...@ma...>]

>Here is the list I have so far:
>
>1) Must be able to send messages across the network anonymously.
>    - Yeah I know this is basic but it doesn't hurt to say it ;)
>
>2) Must be difficult/impossible to tell from which node in the network the
>message originated.
>
>3) Must be difficult to perform traffic analysis on the network.
>    - e.g. Activity patterns must be shielded.
>
>4) Must be resilient to malicious nodes.
>    - e.g. Spamming nodes, flooders etc...
>
>5) Must not rely upon a central server.
>
>6) Must try to make efficient use of bandwidth.
>    - Not at the expense of 1-5 however
>
>So which ones have I missed?

If "send messages" is for queries, then you missed the static data and the
data transfers.

- Benad