CD193: FIPS - FIXING THE INTERNET

By ODELL

Aired Mar 6, 2026 · 57m · Last boosted Apr 18, 2026

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FIPS is an open source mesh networking project that enables devices to connect directly to each other without relying on any central servers or infrastructure. Today's internet depends on companies and governments that can monitor, censor, or shut down communication at will. FIPS solves this by giving every node a cryptographic identity and encrypting all traffic automatically, so no one in the middle can see or block what you're doing. Nodes discover each other and route messages through the mesh on their own, and regular apps like browsers and SSH clients work on top of it without any special...

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qxotk 6,336 sats Apr 18, 2026

love the decouple of address from transport protocol thank you FIPS team thank you mr odell
diasporic 172 sats Mar 14, 2026

V4V
sean 1,000 sats Mar 13, 2026

this is some good other stuff
Steggs 2,500 sats Mar 9, 2026
BlokchainBoog 2,000 sats Mar 8, 2026

Thanks Matt
Lumor 5,000 sats Mar 7, 2026

Agree the mic drop moment was npubs emulated as IPv6 addresses through a custom local DNS service + network adapter. Allows third party apps to just work. FIPS might have some actual legs for decentralizing the internet.