From b710f5a2acabc1ba527c9436e6029d8901f5997f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Nadal Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 22:30:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update gun.md --- protocols/gun.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/protocols/gun.md b/protocols/gun.md index 31064d1..d2cfaa3 100644 --- a/protocols/gun.md +++ b/protocols/gun.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ## Stats - 11K+ [github](https://github.com/amark/gun) stars - - 3M ~ 30M [downloads](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/gun) monthly + - 10M ~ 30M [downloads](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/gun) monthly ## Whitepaper @@ -82,12 +82,33 @@ Iris and NAB (see above link). ### Social/Discovery +See "identity" section. + ### Privacy and Access Control +1. Cryptographic keys are assigned to roles, groups, or data points. +2. This information is either used to derive a shared ECDH secret to decrypt (read) +3. Or used to load collaborative multi-writer edits (signed). + +For more information, please watch our [Cartoon Cryptography](https://gun.eco/docs/Cartoon-Cryptography) explainer. + ### Interop with other systems +Via plugins, such as backup storage on centralized databases or file systems, or transport layers to other protocols. + ### Scalability + - We've seen a [70% cost savings](https://twitter.com/cagataycali/status/1245442681251205120) on projects with 1M+ page loads a month. + - We've seen in-production deployments with 5M+ monthly active users without increasing infrastructure costs. + ### Metrics +See "stats" section at top. + ### In the wild + + - [Internet Archive](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17685682) (library meta-data) + - [HackerNoon](https://hackernoon.com/state-of-hacker-noon-2019-2020-8w1ls3axx) (annotations) + - [********]() (popular niche alternative to YouTube, cannot disclose) (live comments) + - [Meething](https://meething.space/) (Mozilla backed secure & decentralized video conferencing powered by GUN) + - Iris, Notabug, DTube, others...