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### P2P Networking: A Different Paradigm
P2P networking doesn't replace the OSI modelit's built **on top of it**. The difference is **who** initiates connections and **how** data flows:
P2P networking doesn't replace the OSI model - it's built **on top of it**. The difference is **who** initiates connections and **how** data flows:
| Aspect | Client-Server (OSI-based) | Peer-to-Peer |
|--------|---------------------------|--------------|
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### How P2P Uses the OSI Layers
P2P applications still use all 7 OSI layersthey just use them differently:
P2P applications still use all 7 OSI layers - they just use them differently:
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Traditional Web (Client-Server):
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#### 2. No Port Forwarding Required
Traditional servers need **port forwarding**you configure your router to forward incoming connections to your server.
Traditional servers need **port forwarding** - you configure your router to forward incoming connections to your server.
P2P uses **NAT traversal** (hole punching):
- Your peer initiates an outgoing connection to a relay
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### P2P Security: Understanding the Threat Landscape
When building P2P applications, you need to think about security differently than traditional client-server applications. In P2P, there is no central server to filter traffic or block attackers**every peer is exposed to every other peer**.
When building P2P applications, you need to think about security differently than traditional client-server applications. In P2P, there is no central server to filter traffic or block attackers - **every peer is exposed to every other peer**.
#### The Unique Challenges of P2P Security
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- Consider implementing your own rate limiting
##### 4. **Amplification Attacks**
An attacker uses the P2P network to amplify their attacksending small requests that generate large responses.
An attacker uses the P2P network to amplify their attack - sending small requests that generate large responses.
**Hyperswarm's Defense**:
- DHT responses are bounded in size
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**How it works**:
- Called during the connection handshake
- Synchronous functionno async operations
- Synchronous function - no async operations
- Receives the remote peer's public key in hex string format
- Return `true` to reject, `false` to accept