I been trying to understand the difference between i2p to things like Tor and VPNs.
To my understanding, i2p is its own closed off network, meaning you cannot use i2p to access stuff outside of i2p like the clear net, onion domains, etc?
When using i2p, all traffic is relayed through other users in the i2p network like Tor but there is really no such thing as an exit node since you cannot access content outside of i2p?
Therefore i2p is good for hosting .i2p domains that can only be accessed in the i2p network and is good for P2P applications like Bittorrent?
Is this correct? Or am I still misunderstanding i2p?
And therefore could you and other users on i2p run a bitcoin nodes which will only be federated with bitcoin nodes with the i2p network and never federate with the rest of the bitcoin network, essentially making a fork of bitcoin blockchain on i2p?
And is there any other good use cases to i2p besides dark net websites and torrenting?
Keep in mind not all "privacy coins" are private. Some claim to be private because they have a privacy mode or just simply use IP obfuscation.
All monero transactions are private. The sender, reciever and amount are hidden. This is a true privacy coin because of these three features.
ZCash privacy is opt in
Dash I do not consider to be a privacy coin but is called a privacy coin since it has a privacy send mode.
There is Firo which I have not used much but I believe its privacy is opt in
Zano is a privacy coin that looks promising.
Simply place a note or card which would be a Monero meme inside any book for someone else to later find when opening the book.
When your in a electronic store that sells phones or computers. Go to a computer or phone on display and open up a web browser tab, and have it display something on Monero. Weather you go to a Monero website, or do a search engine query on Monero, or even use any AI apps like Copilot and ask it what Monero is.
The next customer playing with the device on display will discover Monero.
For audiobooks I go to audiobookstore.com and buy gifts cards using a credit card and I buy the credit cards from Cakepay or Trocador.
Are all files on OwnCloud E2EE weather one has a personal cloud storage account or has an account on a team were files are E2EE for all users that are apart of the same team? E2EE were the server admins cannot see anyones filea, folders, file names, folder names and other metadata?
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I want to know if there is a way to essentially hook up two AUX ports from 2 phones and merge them into one. Allowing me to listen to the audio output from both devices at the same time and use any set of AUX headphones to listen to these 2 phones.
Very simular to the airgapped wallet
Very cool indeed. Would be great if you can use other wallets instead of Nero such as Stack Wallet and Cake Wallet.
Is it possible to send messages between lemmy users and kbin users. Not using Matrix, but the "fediverse" messanger?
How do you find the admins for a kbin instance? When I go to a kbin instance website, I cannot find anywhere the admin usernames.
I hope IVPN and others starts using RAM only servers in the future.
I wish Mullvad and IVPN kept port forwarding or find a way to bring it back without having too much legal trouble.
Not sure if BitcartCC can do plugins yet, but is there a Trocador plugin for BitcartCC?
Have not used BitcartCC in awhile but I liked it better than BTCPay Server since popular cryptos like Monero were just built in and can be easily enabled instead of some clunky plugin setup just to use Monero, and BTCPay Server is developed by Bitcoin maxies who think Monero and other coins are shitcoins.
I love Trocador, great server! My shoutout request to Trocador is to eventually make an AnonPay plugin for BitcartCC!
I do not want to carry my physical Visa card or physical Mastercard around. I also do not want to carry around any of my Visa giftcards and Mastercard giftcards. I am trying to reduce the cards in my wallet.
I cannot use Google Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or any banking app since I have a degoogled LineageOS phone and I like it this way since every app I have on it is FOSS.
If I were to store my physical Visa card details and my physical Mastercard card details in a password manager (Card Number, Expiry, CVC), would I be able to still manually enter these details at any physical place that take Visa or Mastercard? I will not be able to use the tap feature, but is it possible to always manually enter your card details at any place that accepts credit cards?
What is your email used for when signing up to Lemmy? Is it just for password reset?
What P2P traffic will they block on normal servers? Bittorrent traffic?
Essentially the P2P servers do not have port forwarding of any kind, they are servers were torrenting is allowed and in juristrictions that tolerate bittorrent traffic to an extent?
fmhy.ml domain was seized due to the mali government taking back control of their TLD. Then they reappeared under lemmy.fmhy.net and then disappeared again but I do not know why.
Just annoying seeing this large dead instance still federated with lemmy.world and many other large instances.
Since lemmy.fmhy.ml and lemmy.fmhy.net is no longer online. I would like to suggest lemmy.world and other instances to delete any communities and posts from these two instances that are cached.
The reason is that new lemmy users may join these communities as they find them in using the search on lemmy not knowing that they do not exist anymore since their domain name or hosting is forever gone.
Designated servers offer no technically advantageous feature set for P2P. They simply keep the P2P traffic separate from other traffic so that non P2P server latencies remain lower and more responsive.
So what is the purpose of NordVPN P2P servers?
Are the P2P servers the only NordVPN servers with dynamic port forwarding (UPnP) enabled?
I had some questions regarding the reboot of FMHY lemmy.
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In this post it states that the data from lemmy.fmhy.ml is still available? Is it now gone, has it been deleted? This reboot of lemmy.fmhy.net seems to be brand new instance without its original data?
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Will the other instances that federated with lemmy.fmhy.ml delete the posts, comments, and communites from lemmy.fmhy.ml?
First thing is first, I am not a cryptographer and therefore this may weaken your 12-24 seed for all I know. I am not responsible for anything that goes wrong if you decide to do this.
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The Trezor Model T wallet has a cool feature called shamir backup and is not available in any other hardware or software wallet that I know of but this backup is better since you can split up your words and give them to people you trust for safekeeping. I found a way to convert any 12-24 word seed into a shamir backup.
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This method can save money by not needing to buy a Trezor Model T and instead buying a Ledger or a Trezor One. Or you can not buy a hardware wallet and do this with any software wallet but I recommend getting a hardware wallet.
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Generate Shamir Backup
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1 - Generate or take your current 12-24 seed. In this example we will use this 12 word seed
trigger glance skirt welcome spread radar blast artefact earth adult wink polar
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2 - Get the word list in your language (link below) and print them out for security. Find the words from your seed in the word list and write down the number the word is in the list. For example word 1 is "abandon", word 5 is "above" and word 1730 is "subway". In this example if you take my seed from above this will be the numbers of each word in order.
1861 0790 1622 1995 1689 1414 0188 0104 0556 0031 2015 1340
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3 - Go to a SLIP39 mnemonic shares generator (link below) or to its github (link below) and download the website and run it offline which is recommended for security. For extra security use this on an air gapped computer.
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4 - Under create in the master secret field. you will put the numbers in there but the length of the master secret field has to be either 64 or 128 characters in length. There are a few ways to achieve this. Only hexadecimal characters are allowed which means only 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F are valid characters. Therefore it is best to add a letter character like "F" between each number and at the beginning or the end to set the character length to be 64 or 128. By using my 12 numbers above, we can put it in the field in the following ways
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
f1861f0790f1622ff1995f1689f1414ff0188f0104f0556ff0031f2015f1340f
1861a0790b1622c1995d1689e1414f0188a0104b0556c0031d2015e1340fffff
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5 - Change the total shares and threshold for how many shares you want and how many share you need to regenerate the master secret.
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6 - Write down each of the shares onto a piece of paper. By using the first example above of my master secret, this is what is generated for shares when I have the total shares set to 3 and the threshold set to 2.
ugly academic acrobat leader amount shadow discuss shame script airline switch editor skin human scholar brother email pulse public best headset vanish boundary scroll necklace submit round curly traveler fawn craft group aide
ugly academic beard leader afraid invasion staff lair broken raspy dwarf quiet papa pink response rumor twin garbage ruin erode papa hazard hand twin again ranked hamster playoff burden hawk sniff always valid
ugly academic ceramic leader armed deal worthy parking stilt tidy academic single raspy charity diminish pistol angel trip family slap unfold academic twice omit punish liberty machine escape response humidity process marvel aviation
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7 - Now it is highly recommended that you verify your written down shares to ensure you written down the words correctly and in the right order. Under combine enter in each share to ensure it will work in regenerating your master secret. In this example we will the shares from above which will give me this as a master secret.
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
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8 - This is optional but you can print out the BIP39 word list to put with your shamir backup. Make sure when you print it out it has the number index next to the word. This will allow you to easily retrieve your 12-24 word seed from the master secret.
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Recover 12-24 Seed From Shamir Backup
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1 - Go to a SLIP39 mnemonic shares generator (link below) or to its github (link below) and download the website and run it offline which is recommended for security. For extra security use this on an air gapped computer.
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2 - Under combine enter in your shares. In this example we will use these two shamir backups
ugly academic acrobat leader amount shadow discuss shame script airline switch editor skin human scholar brother email pulse public best headset vanish boundary scroll necklace submit round curly traveler fawn craft group aide
ugly academic beard leader afraid invasion staff lair broken raspy dwarf quiet papa pink response rumor twin garbage ruin erode papa hazard hand twin again ranked hamster playoff burden hawk sniff always valid
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3 - You will see master secret was generated which contains the numbers you need to restore your 12-24 word seed. By using the shares above this is the master secret I get
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
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4 - Remove the letters from the master secret and so you will end up with 12-24 numbers. Using the master secret above this is what I end up with
1861 0790 1622 1995 1689 1414 0188 0104 0556 0031 2015 1340
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5 - Get the word list in your language (link below) and print them out for security. Use the numbers to index the words. You will convert each number to a word from the word list. In this example if you take my numbers from above this will be word seed which you need to recover your wallet.
trigger glance skirt welcome spread radar blast artefact earth adult wink polar
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Links
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Mnemonic word lists
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/tree/master/bip-0039
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SLIP39 mnemonic shares
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SLIP39 mnemonic shares github
How do proxies work with port forwarding? Are proxies an option? No matter what I will use a VPN at all times but by using a proxy in your bittorrent client, could you get "port forwarding" functionality?
First thing is first, I am not a cryptographer and therefore this may weaken your 12-24 seed for all I know. I am not responsible for anything that goes wrong if you decide to do this.
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The Trezor Model T wallet has a cool feature called shamir backup and is not available in any other hardware or software wallet that I know of but this backup is better since you can split up your words and give them to people you trust for safekeeping. I found a way to convert any 12-24 word seed into a shamir backup.
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This method can save money by not needing to buy a Trezor Model T and instead buying a Ledger or a Trezor One. Or you can not buy a hardware wallet and do this with any software wallet but I recommend getting a hardware wallet.
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Generate Shamir Backup
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1 - Generate or take your current 12-24 seed. In this example we will use this 12 word seed
trigger glance skirt welcome spread radar blast artefact earth adult wink polar
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2 - Get the word list in your language (link below) and print them out for security. Find the words from your seed in the word list and write down the number the word is in the list. For example word 1 is "abandon", word 5 is "above" and word 1730 is "subway". In this example if you take my seed from above this will be the numbers of each word in order.
1861 0790 1622 1995 1689 1414 0188 0104 0556 0031 2015 1340
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3 - Go to a SLIP39 mnemonic shares generator (link below) or to its github (link below) and download the website and run it offline which is recommended for security. For extra security use this on an air gapped computer.
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4 - Under create in the master secret field. you will put the numbers in there but the length of the master secret field has to be either 64 or 128 characters in length. There are a few ways to achieve this. Only hexadecimal characters are allowed which means only 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F are valid characters. Therefore it is best to add a letter character like "F" between each number and at the beginning or the end to set the character length to be 64 or 128. By using my 12 numbers above, we can put it in the field in the following ways
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
f1861f0790f1622ff1995f1689f1414ff0188f0104f0556ff0031f2015f1340f
1861a0790b1622c1995d1689e1414f0188a0104b0556c0031d2015e1340fffff
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5 - Change the total shares and threshold for how many shares you want and how many share you need to regenerate the master secret.
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6 - Write down each of the shares onto a piece of paper. By using the first example above of my master secret, this is what is generated for shares when I have the total shares set to 3 and the threshold set to 2.
ugly academic acrobat leader amount shadow discuss shame script airline switch editor skin human scholar brother email pulse public best headset vanish boundary scroll necklace submit round curly traveler fawn craft group aide
ugly academic beard leader afraid invasion staff lair broken raspy dwarf quiet papa pink response rumor twin garbage ruin erode papa hazard hand twin again ranked hamster playoff burden hawk sniff always valid
ugly academic ceramic leader armed deal worthy parking stilt tidy academic single raspy charity diminish pistol angel trip family slap unfold academic twice omit punish liberty machine escape response humidity process marvel aviation
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7 - Now it is highly recommended that you verify your written down shares to ensure you written down the words correctly and in the right order. Under combine enter in each share to ensure it will work in regenerating your master secret. In this example we will the shares from above which will give me this as a master secret.
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
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8 - This is optional but you can print out the BIP39 word list to put with your shamir backup. Make sure when you print it out it has the number index next to the word. This will allow you to easily retrieve your 12-24 word seed from the master secret.
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Recover 12-24 Seed From Shamir Backup
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1 - Go to a SLIP39 mnemonic shares generator (link below) or to its github (link below) and download the website and run it offline which is recommended for security. For extra security use this on an air gapped computer.
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2 - Under combine enter in your shares. In this example we will use these two shamir backups
ugly academic acrobat leader amount shadow discuss shame script airline switch editor skin human scholar brother email pulse public best headset vanish boundary scroll necklace submit round curly traveler fawn craft group aide
ugly academic beard leader afraid invasion staff lair broken raspy dwarf quiet papa pink response rumor twin garbage ruin erode papa hazard hand twin again ranked hamster playoff burden hawk sniff always valid
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3 - You will see master secret was generated which contains the numbers you need to restore your 12-24 word seed. By using the shares above this is the master secret I get
1861f0790f1622f1995f1689f1414f0188f0104f0556f0031f2015f1340fffff
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4 - Remove the letters from the master secret and so you will end up with 12-24 numbers. Using the master secret above this is what I end up with
1861 0790 1622 1995 1689 1414 0188 0104 0556 0031 2015 1340
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5 - Get the word list in your language (link below) and print them out for security. Use the numbers to index the words. You will convert each number to a word from the word list. In this example if you take my numbers from above this will be word seed which you need to recover your wallet.
trigger glance skirt welcome spread radar blast artefact earth adult wink polar
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Links
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Mnemonic word lists
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/tree/master/bip-0039
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SLIP39 mnemonic shares
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SLIP39 mnemonic shares github