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Glycos: The Basis for a Peer-to-Peer, Private Online Social Network Host Publication: Privacy and Identity Management Authors: R. De Smet, A. Dooms, A. Braeken and J. Pierson Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Publication Year: 2019 ISBN: 978-3-030-16743-1
Abstract: Typical Web 2.0 applications are built on abstractions, allow- ing developers to rapidly and securely develop new features. For decent- ralised applications, these abstractions are often poor or non-existent. By proposing a set of abstract but generic building blocks for the devel- opment of peer-to-peer (decentralised), private online social networks, we aim to ease the development of user-facing applications. Additionally, an abstract programming system decouples the application from the data model, allowing to alter the front-end independently from the back-end. The proposed proof-of-concept protocol is based on existing cryptographic building blocks, and its viability is assessed in terms of performance.
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