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{{Infobox software
| name                   = ANts P2P
| developer              = [[Gwren]]
| latest release version = v1.6.0 Beta - Protocol 1.0.0
| latest release date    = {{release date|2010|11|07}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Sourceforge |title=ANts P2P release files|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/antsp2p/files/|accessdate=2010-11-7}}</ref>
| operating system       = [[Cross-platform]]
| programming language   = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
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Some of its features include:<ref>{{cite web |author=ANTs P2P Project at Sourceforge |title=ANTs P2P |url=http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net |accessdate=2010-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ants P2P Guide |title=Ants P2P Guide |url=http://antsp2p.altervista.org/features.html |accessdate=2010-11-03}}</ref>
* Open Source [[Java]] implementation (
[[GNU]]-GPL license).
* Portable "all-in-one-folder" release that does not require setup.
* [[Multipath [[routing]] for packets.
* Preferential connections to give the network a fast [[Backbone network|backbone]].
* Support for partial [[download]]s with automatic resume.
* Swarming from partial files.
* Multiple sources downloadMultiple sources download.
* Swarming (aka [[segmented downloading]]) from partial files.
* Autosearch sources for active and interrupted downloads.
* Distributed/Decentralized Search engine by [[MD5]] hash]], string and structured query.
* Full text search of indexed documents (pdf, html, txt, doc etc) powered by Apache [[Lucene]].
* Support for the [[eDonkey2k]] link format.
* Finding parts of files through normal queries or queries by hash.
* Full text indexing and searches over full file content and full file path location.
* Non-anonymous [[internet Relay Chat]].⏎
* [[IRC]] based peer discovery system.
* [[IRC]] embeded [[chat]] system.
* Completely [[Object-Oriented  ]] [[routing protocol]]. 
* Serverless [[GWebCache]]-based peer dicovery procedure.
* [[HTTP]] server tunneling.
* ANts allow P2P communications through any kind of [[HTTP Proxy]]. 
* ANts allow P2P communications through any kind of [[NAT]] or [[traffic filtering system]].
* Point-to-point [[encryption]] ([[AES]] 128 - [[Diffie-Hellman|DH]] 512).
* End to end encryption ([[AES]] 128 - [[Diffie-Hellman|DH]] 512).
* Queries are encrypted [[Asymmetric key algorithm|asymmetrically]]. This means that only the originator can read the query results.  Everyone can read the query string but this asymmetric approach reduces the potential of a node to do transit query analysis.

ANts P2P also allows users to offer [[web server]]s anonymously;<ref>{{cite web |author=Gwren |title=ANts P2P tutorial |url=http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/antsp2phelp/HttpConnections.htm |accessdate=2010-11-7}}</ref> these servers are only reachable from within the ANts P2P network. ANts P2P is however not an outproxy network which lets users reach services on the conventional internet; for this, an outproxy service such as [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] can be used separately.⏎
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==Security==
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The data transfers run over indirect connections: Senders and receivers of a file do not hold a direct connection with each other, but the connection cascades over several nodes, so that neither party can trivially determine the other's identity.

The traffic between nodes is encrypted with [[Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]], which prevents sniffing both from outsiders and from transit nodes. The encryption key exchange uses [[Diffie-Hellman]] algorithm.

ANts P2P also allows users to offer [[web server]]s anonymously;<ref>{{cite web |author=Gwren |title=ANts P2P tutorial |url=http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/antsp2phelp/HttpConnections.htm |accessdate=2010-11-7}}</ref> these servers are only reachable from within the ANts P2P network. ANts P2P is however not an outproxy network which lets users reach services on the conventional internet; for this, an outproxy service such as [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] can be used separately.⏎
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==See also==
{{Portal|Free software}}
* [[Anonymous P2P]]
* [[Comparison of file sharing applications]]
* [[MUTE]] (similar P2P project)
* [[I2Phex]] (similar P2P project)
* [[RShare]] (similar P2P project)
* [[OneSwarm]] (similar P2P project)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge ANts P2P website]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/antsp2p/ ANts P2P project summary] on [[SourceForge.net]]
* [http://antsp2p.altervista.org/ v1.5.7/0.9.4 English ANts Guide]
* [http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=567 ANts P2P: A new approach to file sharing] - [[Slyck news]], Septembers 13, 2004. Detailed view of some technical and legal aspects of ANts P2P.

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