MUTE

The MUTE Network (or MUTE-net) is an unmaintained peer-to-peer file sharing network developed with anonymity in mind.

MUTE
MUTE logo
Developer(s)Jason Rohrer
Initial release2003
Final release
0.5.1b [1] / May 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)
Written inC++ (MinGW)
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformWindows, Linux, Mac OS X
Available inEnglish, french
TypeFile sharing, Anonymous peer to peer
LicensePublic domain
Websitemute-net.sourceforge.net

The MUTE client is open source software released under the Public domain and includes support for the Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows computer operating systems.

All MUTE compatible clients use RSA encryption to exchange keys, and AES (128 bits) to encrypt stream data.[2]

The design of the MUTE network is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack.[3]

History of MUTE

MUTE was developed by Jason Rohrer using a routing algorithm based on ant colony optimization.[4]

In the same period of time (mid 2000s), MUTE was competed by the software 'AntsP2P'.[5]

Software compatible with the network MUTE
Software name OS First release year Last update year Comments
Calypso[6]Windows, Linux20102010 (v0.24)Had the project to fork the source code of Kommute.[7]
Last version (v0.24) can not find peers automatically anymore (as of 2016), only manually by adding peers IPs.
Kommute[8]Windows, Linux20062010 (v0.24)
Mute[9]Windows, OSX, Linux2003[10]2009 (v0.5.1b)The very first client, has a basic GUI.
Mute MFC[11]Windows, Linux20052005 (v0.0.7)Had the goal to have a better graphical user interface.
NapShare[12]Windows, Linux20012006[13]Automatable
Screenshot of the software Kommute (2010) tab connections.

See also

References
  1. "CVS Info for project mute-net". mute-net.cvs.sourceforge.net.
  2. "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". mute-net.sourceforge.net.
  3. "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". mute-net.sourceforge.net.
  4. "Covering tracks: New privacy hope for P2P". CNET News. February 24, 2004.
  5. "ANts P2P". antsp2p.sourceforge.net.
  6. "Calypso Anonymous Filesharing". calypso.sourceforge.net.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "SourceForge.net: Kommute : anonymous P2P - a MUTE Client". sourceforge.net. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009.
  9. "MUTE: Simple, Anonymous File Sharing". mute-net.sourceforge.net.
  10. "MUTE - Browse /MUTE File Sharing at SourceForge.net".
  11. "MFC MUTE". SourceForge.
  12. "NapShare at SourceForge". napshare.sourceforge.net.
  13. "NapShare - Browse /NapShare V2.2.4/NapShare V2.2.4 at SourceForge.net".


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