So..uhh...Where are the files stored? Is it a rebuilt of Syncthing? Are they stored on other users computers? Are they stored in the 'cloud'? Are they using OVH's public cloud? Or are they using OVH's hubiC ($1/TB)?
> How can Infinit be free and unlimited? And will it stay free?
>> Infinit has the unique advantage of being built on a peer-to-peer technology, which connects two computers without using an intermediary. As a result, the vast majority of files sent on Infinit are not stored on a server (the main cost to file transfer and file sharing companies).
> What happens if I send to someone who is offline?
>> Your file will be encrypted on your computer and uploaded to the cloud. When your recipient comes online, they will first download all of the parts of the file from the cloud before connecting directly to your computer to finish the transfer if there are any remaining parts.
> How secure are links?
>> Files shared with links are not encrypted and are neither private nor public. When you generate a link to a file, you are the only person with the URL. Anyone to whom you share the URL can access the download page for that file.
So, in answer to your question, it sounds like a mix. Links are likely stored in their servers and then made available, sharing files is likely pure p2p and only stored on your device.
Nothing is stopping you from sharing from device to device though - although I don't think this is a syncing solution, but more of a sharing solution.
Still though, I would be interested to hear more about the architecture behind it.
Feel free to ask more precise questions about the architecture but basically it goes like that.
Upon registration, a cryptographic key pair (RSA) is generated on the user's computer so Infinit does not have access to the user's private key.
Infinit keeps in its database the name, email and public key of the user. This information is used to identify someone and make it easy to find your friends, colleagues, clients etc. on the product.
When one wants to transfer files, he/she selects a contact and clicks 'Send'. From that point, Infinit identifies the recipient, connects the sender's and recipient's devices; challenges their identities to make sure it matches and finally transfers the data directly.
In this configuration, the data goes straight from the sender's to the recipient's computer, bypassing the cloud altogether.
Infinit can also be used, as you mentioned, to send to yourself i.e to another of your devices. When you do that, a notification pops up on all of your other devices. The device on which you accept the transfer will receive the files.
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[ 254 ms ] story [ 2056 ms ] thread> How can Infinit be free and unlimited? And will it stay free?
>> Infinit has the unique advantage of being built on a peer-to-peer technology, which connects two computers without using an intermediary. As a result, the vast majority of files sent on Infinit are not stored on a server (the main cost to file transfer and file sharing companies).
> What happens if I send to someone who is offline?
>> Your file will be encrypted on your computer and uploaded to the cloud. When your recipient comes online, they will first download all of the parts of the file from the cloud before connecting directly to your computer to finish the transfer if there are any remaining parts.
> How secure are links?
>> Files shared with links are not encrypted and are neither private nor public. When you generate a link to a file, you are the only person with the URL. Anyone to whom you share the URL can access the download page for that file.
So, in answer to your question, it sounds like a mix. Links are likely stored in their servers and then made available, sharing files is likely pure p2p and only stored on your device.
Nothing is stopping you from sharing from device to device though - although I don't think this is a syncing solution, but more of a sharing solution.
Still though, I would be interested to hear more about the architecture behind it.
Upon registration, a cryptographic key pair (RSA) is generated on the user's computer so Infinit does not have access to the user's private key.
Infinit keeps in its database the name, email and public key of the user. This information is used to identify someone and make it easy to find your friends, colleagues, clients etc. on the product.
When one wants to transfer files, he/she selects a contact and clicks 'Send'. From that point, Infinit identifies the recipient, connects the sender's and recipient's devices; challenges their identities to make sure it matches and finally transfers the data directly.
In this configuration, the data goes straight from the sender's to the recipient's computer, bypassing the cloud altogether.
Infinit can also be used, as you mentioned, to send to yourself i.e to another of your devices. When you do that, a notification pops up on all of your other devices. The device on which you accept the transfer will receive the files.