Iroh is a Rust-based library designed to simplify peer-to-peer (P2P) networking by enabling direct connections between devices. It leverages public key-based addressing, bypassing traditional IP-based systems.
This approach ensures globally unique identifiers and seamless network traversal, even through NATs.
Built on the QUIC protocol, Iroh provides features such as encryption, authentication, stream multiplexing, and low-latency connections.
NodeId
, allowing devices to connect directly without static IPs or domain names. This system ensures end-to-end encryption and authentication by default.Iroh is ideal for applications requiring secure, low-latency communication between devices. Examples include:
To integrate Iroh into a Rust project, developers can use the iroh
crate via Cargo. The library provides APIs for establishing bi-directional QUIC streams, enabling efficient data exchange between nodes.
Additionally, bindings for other languages are available through iroh-ffi
.
Iroh redefines P2P networking by offering a robust, secure, and flexible framework built on modern technologies like QUIC.
Its modular design empowers developers to build distributed systems that are efficient and easy to maintain, making it a valuable tool for next-generation internet applications.
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