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InterPlanetary File System

InterPlanetary File System

The Wikipedia logo has an IPFS hash with the following code: QmRW3V9znzFW9M5FYbitSEvd5dQrPWGvPvgQD6LM22Tv8D.

The Wikipedia logo has an IPFS hash with the following code: QmRW3V9znzFW9M5FYbitSEvd5dQrPWGvPvgQD6LM22Tv8D.

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify each file in a global namespace connecting all computing devices.

IPFS is a verified Brave (web browser) contributor. [30]

IPFS allows users to not only receive but host content, in a similar manner to BitTorrent. As opposed to a centrally located server, IPFS is built around a decentralized system of user-operators who hold a portion of the overall data, creating a resilient system of file storage and sharing. Any user in the network can serve a file by its content address, and other peers in the network can find and request that content from any node who has it using a distributed hash table (DHT).

IPFS was launched in an alpha version in February 2015, and by October of the same year was described by TechCrunch as "quickly spreading by word of mouth."[1] [43]

InterPlanetary File System
Original author(s)Juan BenetandProtocol Labs[1]
Developer(s)Protocol Labs
Initial releaseFebruary 2015[1]
Stable release0.6.0 / June 2020
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ipfs
Written inProtocol implementations:Go(reference implementation),JavaScript,C,[2]PythonClient libraries: Go,Java, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Haskell, Swift, Common Lisp, Rust, Ruby, PHP, C#, Erlang
Operating systemLinux,macOS,Windows
Available inGo,JavaScript,Python
TypeProtocol,distributed file system,content delivery network
LicenseMIT license,Apache license2.0
Websitehttps://ipfs.io/
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Malware

The IPStorm botnet, first detected in June 2019, uses IPFS, so it can hide its command-and-control amongst the flow of legitimate data on the IPFS network. [4]

Security researchers had worked out previously the theoretical possibility of using IPFS as a botnet command-and-control system.[5]

Phishing attacks have also been distributed through CloudFlare's IPFS gateway since July 2018. The phishing scam HTML is stored on IPFS, and displayed via CloudFlare's gateway. The connection shows as secure via a CloudFlare SSL certificate.

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.[7][8]

  • 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.[9] That archived version of Wikipedia is a limited immutable copy that cannot be updated.

  • [36]

  • Filecoin, also inter-related to IPFS and developed by Juan Benet and Protocol Labs, is an IPFS-based cooperative storage cloud.[10]

  • Everipedia - all entries are stored using IPFS

See also

  • Distributed file system

  • Content addressable storage

  • Dat (software)

References

[1]
Citation Linksocial.techcrunch.comCase, Amber (4 October 2015). "Why The Internet Needs IPFS Before It's Too Late". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[2]
Citation Linkgithub.comAgorise (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.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[3]
Citation Linkwww.wired.comFinley, Klint (20 June 2016). "The Inventors of the Internet Are Trying to Build a Truly Permanent Web". Wired.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[4]
Citation Linkwww.zdnet.comPalmer, Danny (11 June 2019). "This unusual Windows malware is controlled via a P2P network". ZDNet. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[5]
Citation Link//doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10207-019-00443-0Patsakis, Constantinos; Casino, Fran (4 June 2019). "Hydras and IPFS: a decentralised playground for malware". International Journal of Information Security: 1–13. doi:10.1007/s10207-019-00443-0. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[6]
Citation Linkwww.bleepingcomputer.comAbrams, Lawrence (4 October 2018). "Phishing Attacks Distributed Through CloudFlare's IPFS Gateway". Bleeping Computer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.eurekastreet.com.auBalcell, Marta Poblet (5 October 2017). "Inside Catalonia's cypherpunk referendum". Eureka Street.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[8]
Citation Linkwww.neowin.netHill, Paul (30 September 2017). "Catalan referendum app removed from Google Play Store". Neowin. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[9]
Citation Linkobserver.comDale, Brady (10 May 2017). "Turkey Can't Block This Copy of Wikipedia". Observer Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[10]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.comJohnson, Steven (16 January 2018). "Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[11]
Citation Linkipfs.ioOfficial website
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[12]
Citation Linkgithub.comgithub.com/ipfs/ipfs
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[14]
Citation Linkipfs.iopublic gateway
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[15]
Citation Link127.0.0.1local IPFS instance
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[20]
Citation Linklink.springer.com"Hydras and IPFS: a decentralised playground for malware"
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[21]
Citation Linkdoi.org10.1007/s10207-019-00443-0
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[25]
Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Turkey Can't Block This Copy of Wikipedia"
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[29]
Citation Linken.wikipedia.orgThe original version of this page is from Wikipedia, you can edit the page right here on Everipedia.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Additional terms may apply.See everipedia.org/everipedia-termsfor further details.Images/media credited individually (click the icon for details).
Sep 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
[30]
Citation Linkbatgrowth.comIPFS on Brave publishers
Oct 2, 2020, 11:46 PM
[31]
Citation Linkwww.youtube.comIPFS: Interplanetary file storage!
Oct 2, 2020, 11:49 PM