Transparent end-to-end encryption for the internets

Transparent end-to-end encryption for the internets (IPETEE) is a proposal for a network-level encryption method which would effectively encrypt all internet communication. The encryption would be handled by software on the client and server machines, and would negotiate the encryption behind-the-scenes with little to no user intervention.

History

IPETEE was initiated by [http://www.thepiratebay.org ThePirateBay] , in response to recent European governments passing legislation allowing the monitoring of private personal communications over the internet. The technical proposal is documented on [http://www.tfr.org/wiki/index.php?title=Technical_Proposal_(IPETEE) tfr.org]

Design goals

* End-to-end encryption for application data
* Protection against "passive" eavesdroppers
* Per-flow, in-band, session key negotiation
* Strong encryption using standard algorithms
* Transparent operation (install-and-forget, fallback to clear)

Current Status

As of July, 2008 IPETEE is not publicly available for implementation on operating systems, but “The proof-of-concept code will be available both on Windows and Linux,” [cite web |url=http://newteevee.com/2008/07/09/the-pirate-bay-wants-to-encrypt-the-entire-internet/ |title=The Pirate Bay Wants to Encrypt the Entire Internet |accessdate=2008-07-20 |author=Janko Roettgers |date=2008-07-09]

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