Protect Your Relays

(iroh.computer)

30 points | by surprisetalk 4 days ago

8 comments

  • skybrian 7 minutes ago
    I suppose many apps need to phone home, but I wonder about the loss of control if a lot of apps and devices start embedding this.

    Tailscale seems better for controlling my own network?

  • Surac 2 hours ago
    Lol i expected a text about protecting relays from mechanical or electric problems. You know those real mechanical relays we used to build computers of some years ago
    • matja 42 minutes ago
      Same, having worked on firmware that controlled relays (and NAND chips) and managed to burn them both out surprisingly quickly due to software bugs :p
  • Retr0id 2 hours ago
    > A leaked token enables connections, but not impersonations. The token is addressed to one specific endpoint's public key

    So now the problem is moved to "how do you decide who to issue tokens to?", which every project must solve individually. It might sound like I'm being dismissive here but I think that's exactly the right approach.

  • mudkipdev 58 minutes ago
    Does this mean the official relay now requires an account to use?
  • pineapplepizza6 1 hour ago
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  • hncsiocp9x 2 hours ago
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  • myshapeprotocol 3 hours ago
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  • hn58622tsf 19 minutes ago
    The older I get the more I agree with this