Jędrzej Stuczyński
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* removed mnemonic from gateway config struct scaffolding for common mixnet listener running verloc unconditionally in a nym-node remove filtering by mixnode extracted verloc to separate crate integrated nym-node-http-server more tightly with the binary most logic for handling forward packets running all mixnode-related tasks natively inside nymnode removed gateway storage trait in favour of the only concrete implementation most logic for handling final hop packets using nym-node owned socket listener for gateways utility for sending plain message through mixnet + gateway fix using common packet forwarding in both modes nifying nym-node metrics reproduce behaviour of the console logger cleaned up cli args redesigned gateway tasks startup procedure removing dead code scaffolding for old config v6 config migration implemented MixnetMetricsCleaner * clippy * require entry/exit for wireguard * removed dead code in migration code * updated config template * use custom user agent for verloc queries * fixed premature shutdown of gateway tasks * hidden nym-api flag to allow illegal node ips * experiment: final hop handing with wireguard * added additional startup logs * typo * fixed legacy stats endpoint data * additional logs * apply review comments * fixed local testnet manager
Nym API
The Nym API provides multiple services to the Nym network, and is designed to be run alongside Nyxd validators. From a logical perspective, there are multiple applications, but they are bundled together for ease of deployment.
License
Copyright (C) 2023 Nym Technologies SA contact@nymtech.net
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Nym Directory Caching
The Nym directory is contained in the mixnet smart contract in the Nyx blockchain. The blockchain holds the canonical directory information about nodes, stake, locations etc. The Nym API caches this information periodically to make queries faster and more scalable.
Nym Network Monitoring
The Nym API periodically sends test packets through the entire Nym mixnet to test node liveness and quality of service.
Nym Epoch Advancement and Payment
The Nym API periodically advances the epoch and triggers payment based on network monitoring measurements.
Coconut Credentials
Coconut [paper] is a distributed cryptographic signing scheme providing a high degree of privacy for its users. You can find an overview of how to use it in the Coconut section of the Nym documentation.
A simple explanation is also available in blog form.
This project was partially funded through the NGI0 PET Fund, a fund established by NL.net with financial support from the European Commission's NGI programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 825310.