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  • Introduction
  • Overview
    • The Privacy Problem
    • Choosing a Mode
    • Nym vs Other Systems
  • dVPN Mode
    • Protocol & Encryption
    • Censorship Resistance
  • Mixnet Mode
    • Loopix Design
    • Traffic Flow
    • Cover Traffic
    • Packet Mixing
    • Anonymous Replies (SURBs)
  • Cryptography
    • Sphinx
    • zk-nym Credentials
      • Generate & Use Flow
      • Feature: Rerandomisation
      • Feature: Unlinkability
      • Feature: Double Spend Protection
    • Encryption Standards Used in Nym
  • Infrastructure
    • Nyx Blockchain
    • Nym Nodes
  • Reference
    • Addressing System
    • Epochs
    • Acknowledgements

  • Licensing
  • Code of Conduct
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Reference

Reference

Technical specifications and protocol details that apply across the Nym Network regardless of mode.

In this section

  • Addressing: the identity.encryption@gateway address format and how routing works
  • Epochs: time divisions in the network, reward distribution, and topology reshuffling
  • Acknowledgements: the hop-by-hop packet delivery confirmation system
Nym NodesAddressing System

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