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Make LP registration resilient to network failures that could waste credentials. When registration succeeds on the gateway but the response is lost (e.g., network drop), clients can retry with the same WG key and get the cached result instead of spending another credential. Gateway-side: - Add check_existing_registration() helper that looks up WG peer and returns cached GatewayData if already registered - Add idempotency check in process_registration() dVPN branch - Only return cached response if bandwidth > 0 (ensures registration was actually completed, not just peer created) - Track idempotent registrations with lp_registration_dvpn_idempotent metric Client-side: - Add register_with_retry() to LpRegistrationClient that acquires credential once and retries handshake+registration on failure - Add handshake_and_register_with_retry() to NestedLpSession for exit gateway registration via forwarding - Add exponential backoff with jitter between retry attempts - Verify outer session validity before nested session retry Both retry methods clear state machine before retry to ensure fresh handshake, and reuse the same credential across all attempts.
The Nym Privacy Platform
The platform is composed of multiple Rust crates. Top-level executable binary crates include:
nym-node- a tool for running a node within the Nym network. Nym Nodes containing functionality such asmixnode,entry-gatewayandexit-gatewayare fundamental components of Nym Mixnet architecture. Nym Nodes are ran by decentralised node operators. Read more aboutnym-nodein Operators Guide documentation. Network functionality ofnym-node(labeled with--modeflag) can be:mixnode- shuffles Sphinx packets together to provide privacy against network-level attackers.gateway- acts sort of like a mailbox for mixnet messages, which removes the need for direct delivery to potentially offline or firewalled devices. Gateways can be further categorized asentry-gatewayandexit-gateway. The latter has an extra embedded IP packet router and Network requester to route data to the internet.
nym-client- an executable which you can build into your own applications. Use it for interacting with Nym nodes.nym-socks5-client- a Socks5 proxy you can run on your machine and use with existing applications.nym-explorer- a (projected) block explorer and (existing) mixnet viewer.nym-wallet- a desktop wallet implemented using the Tauri) framework.nym-cli- a tool for interacting with the network from the CLI.
┌─►mix──┐ mix mix
│ │
Entry │ │ Exit
client ───► Gateway ──┘ mix │ mix ┌─►mix ───► Gateway ───► internet
│ │
│ │
mix └─►mix──┘ mix
Building
- Platform build instructions are available on Nym Operators Guide documentation.
- Wallet build instructions are available here.
Developing
References for developers:
Developer chat
You can chat to us in the #dev channel on Matrix or on the Nym Forum.
Tokenomics & Rewards
Nym network economic incentives, operator and validator rewards, and scalability of the network are determined according to the principles laid out in the section 6 of Nym Whitepaper. Initial reward pool is set to 250 million Nym, making the circulating supply 750 million Nym.
Licensing and copyright information
This is a monorepo and components that make up Nym as a system are licensed individually, so for accurate information, please check individual files.
As a general approach, licensing is as follows this pattern:
- applications and binaries are GPLv3
- libraries and components are Apache 2.0 or MIT
- documentation is Apache 2.0 or CC0-1.0
Nym Node Operators and Validators Terms and Conditions can be found here.
Getting Started
yarn install
yarn build
Description
Nym provides strong network-level privacy against sophisticated end-to-end attackers, and anonymous transactions using blinded, re-randomizable, decentralized credentials.
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