| Goals and applications of P2P - Current applications |
Current applications of distributed and P2P technology
| Area | Since ca. | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| File-Sharing | 3 years | Gnutella, Napster* |
| Distributed Computing | 4+ years | Seti@Home**, Distributed.net**, DistributedScience** |
| P2P Search Engine | 1 year | OpenCOLA, Some bots/agents (see botspot.com) |
| P2P Communication | 4+ years | ICQ*, IRC*, Eggdrop, Aimster |
| Edge Services** | 2 years | Intel's upcoming edge services |
| Device Intercommunication | 1 year | Jini, Bluetooth |
| Anonymity/Anti-Censorship | 1 year | Freenet, Onion Routing, Hacktivismo, Red Rover |
Note: DDoS would have a ** here, because a decentralized DDoS tool doesn't exist yet. It would probably be a problem to make a stealthy and reliable P2P DDoS network, because of the low but constant traffic or P2P nodes.