Willow - Willow’25
Peer-to-peer protocols which scale up, down, and sideways. Sychronisable data storage, fine-grained access control, private and efficient synchronisation, and secure data delivery by any means possible.
FEP-1042: Peer to Peer Fediverse Identities
Hey folks, we at [Distributed Press](https://distributed.press) have been working on making a bridge between peer to peer or "dweb" protocols and ActivityPub implementations over the past year and wanted to solidify our approach so that others can interoperate. Here's is an initial draft expla...
attested.network — Proof of Payment for ATProtocol
An open specification for decentralized, cryptographically verifiable proof of payments.
Encrypted Spaces — Research preview
An architecture for collaborative applications where data is encrypted and operations are cryptographically verifiable.
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Peer-to-peer protocols which scale up, down, and sideways. Sychronisable data storage, fine-grained access control, private and efficient synchronisation, and secure data delivery by any means possible.
Introducing attested.network: Proof of Payment for ATProtocol - Nick's Blog
attested.network is an open spec for decentralized proof of payments on ATProtocol, built on what we learned making atprotofans.com. It formalizes the three-party attestation model and opens it up for any app to implement.
Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium
A distributed and secure peer to peer social network - Secure Scuttlebutt Consortium
WillSearch – GuardianDB. A peer-to-peer database for the Decentralized Web.
A High-performance, local-first decentralized database built on Rust and Iroh
FOSDEM 2026 - Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future
Centralised systems were designed with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same.
An End-to-End Encrypted Peer-to-Peer Chat System with Self-Sovereign Identity
Today, messaging applications are the most popular medium of communication over the Internet. As their use has grown, different security and privacy concerns have received the attention of users. Users consider what they send with others to be private, tamper-proof and secure without getting exposed to unintended entities. Furthermore, users are concerned whether their data is exposed if the service provider encounters any cyber attack. In this paper, we propose a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)-based End-to-End Encrypted Peer-to-Peer (E2EE P2P) chat system that does not rely on any specific provider, enhancing user privacy and security. The system leverages decentralized identifiers (DIDs) to establish secure communication channels using the DIDcomm (DID Communications) protocol, which ensures the privacy of user data. We also introduce a secure file sharing mechanism that ensures that all data, including messages, are stored solely on the user's device, further safeguarding user privacy. The system is developed following the Design Science Methodology, addressing probable threats and satisfying different functional and security requirements. The architecture and its implementation details are discussed with the subsequent use cases and protocol flow. Finally, we analyze different aspects of the system.
Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future (FOSDEM'26)
Centralised systems were designed with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same. How do we make the next generation of protocols ...
IPFS: Building blocks for a better web | IPFS
Open protocols to store, verify, and share data across distributed networks.
LinkedClaims — Decentralized Verifiable Claims on ATProto
LinkedClaims: publish and verify decentralized claims about any URI-addressable subject on the AT Protocol. Open standard by DIF Labs.
Permissioned Data Diary 2: Buckets - Daniel's Leaflets
The second in a series of posts building up a solution to permissioned data on atproto. We introduce buckets: a new protocol primitive for creating a shared social context.
Secure Scuttlebutt
Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) is a peer-to peer communication protocol, mesh network, and self-hosted social media ecosystem.[3][4] Each user hosts their own content and the content of the peers they follow, which provides fault tolerance and eventual consistency.[5] Messages are digitally signed and added to an append-only list of messages published by an author.[6] SSB is primarily used for implementing distributed social networks, and utilizes cryptography to assure that content remains unforged as it is propagated through the network.[7][8]
peer-to-peer file sharing
The Emergence of Napster and P2P File Sharing in 1999