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Federation draws on the approach of federated social networks (such as Mastodon, which is based on the ActivityPub protocol): each instance operates independently but is interconnected through standard protocols.
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UnverifiedRepresentatives of decentralized protocols and federated architectures are Fediverse applications such as Mastodon backed by ActivityPub and content-addressed networks such as IPFS, whose core proposition is to detach identity, data, and interoperability rules from a single platform so that users can migrate across nodes.77% similarUnverifiedA federated architecture consists of multiple independently operated nodes forming a network, where nodes exchange messages through standard protocols without relying on a single central server.75% similarUnverifiedFederation refers to a group of independently operated servers communicating with one another under a common protocol, where users can register on any instance and interact with users of other instances; email and ActivityPub (used by Mastodon and others) are typical examples.75% similarUnverifiedMatrix is currently the most influential decentralized communication protocol, adopting a federated architecture that allows messages to be exchanged between different servers.64% similarUnverifiedTailscale Funnel is based on WireGuard networking and focuses more on internal team network connectivity than on temporary public-internet sharing.61% similar
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