``` Benefits of I2P over Tor ... Java, not C (ewww) ``` *Excuse* me?

owenmarshall · on July 6, 2023

I feel like “written in a memory-safe language” is a fair selling point, especially when we are talking about a tool designed to accept completely untrusted data from the network and keep you safe from attackers with significant resources.

chasil · on July 6, 2023

All of the "boring crypto" has been written in C.

https://cr.yp.to/talks/2015.10.05/slides-djb-20151005-a4.pdf

Unfortunately, Java encryption libraries are far from boring.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bouncy-castle...

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-7637...

Avamander · on July 6, 2023

People have done a lot of things, the track record so far has shown that to be a terrible idea.

ravenstine · on July 6, 2023

If you really dislike Java that much, there are other I2P implementations like this:

https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd

gloria_mundi · on July 6, 2023

On the same site:

> Benefits of Tor over I2P

> ...

> - C, not Java (ewww)

It's a joke.

SolarNet · on July 7, 2023

It's joke that every one will hate one or the other. They make the same joke the other direction.