Announcing NymConnect in Beta
Shipyard releases a one-click app to use the Nym mixnet
Shipyard releases a one-click app to use the Nym mixnet
You should not have to worry about privacy. It should be an integrated part of the apps and tools you use in your everyday life, but as we all know this is rarely the case these days. The good news is you can privacy-enhance your existing apps and go from using apps to PEApps — Privacy Enhanced Applications!
Today Shipyard is launching NymConnect — a one-click interface to the Nym mixnet. The aim of NymConnect is to privacy-enhance apps you are already using by protecting your traffic patterns from a third-party observer.
NymConnect is the first app to launch in Shipyard, the Beta space to test privacy applications and apply for the grants to build them.
Please note: This is experimental software and should not yet be relied upon for strong anonymity. Help us get there by reporting bugs and sending feedback here. Join our Discord server in order to provide feedback. Alternatively, join Nym Keybase.
What is NymConnect?
NymConnect is a simple interface that enables you to privacy-enhance your apps by routing traffic from third-party applications through the Nym mixnet.
The Nym mixnet hides your IP address or other unique identifiers from your internet packets so snoopers on the internet can not see what applications you are using.
Once installed, NymConnect allows you to choose an application to privacy-enhance. Just configure the app in question to run via the SOCKS5 proxy and you’re good to go.
How does NymConnect work?
NymConnect routes traffic from your apps through the Nym mixnet, protecting it through encryption and by ‘mixing’ packets between multiple nodes.
The mixnet is enabled by Gateways, which act as entry points to the network, and Network Requesters, which forward traffic to the other side of the mixnet, protecting your communications — even from the app you are using!
Which apps does NymConnect work with?
Today we’re launching an integration with Electrum wallet. Many more integrations are coming soon.
Want to see NymConnect working with more apps? Apply now for a service grant to set up a Gateway and Network Requester to serve an app of your choice. (We are currently prioritising network requesters for privacy-enhancement of Telegram).
How do I configure my Electrum wallet?
Simply go to Tools/Network and set the wallet to run via SOCKS5 and make sure you are running via the right port (you can copy the port number from NymConnect). Read the instructions on setting up NymConnect and Electrum here.
When will more apps be available through NymConnect?
This is partly up to the community! The network relies on gateway-requester pairs, and more of these are needed in order to manage the traffic associated with the most popular apps. Apply now for a Service Grant if you wish to run Gateway-Requester pairs — check out the simple application process through Shipyard.
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