Unencrypted connections [option]

[oooo-ps]

I'm just curious: is it possible to configure the Yggdrasil router to operate without forced encryption?

I would like this feature for gaming and media streaming, as the current encryption can introduce latency and is also CPU-intensive. It would be beneficial to have alternatives like HTTP/HTTPS for different scenarios.

I don't believe that all traffic needs to be encrypted. Additionally, I find web HTTPS useful because it verifies the destination with a key. However, the Yggdrasil key could potentially be compromised through mining, so I prefer not to have double encryption in this case.

[majestrate]

you can disable link level encryption by using tcp peers (tcp://) but the messages sent will still use authenticated encryption, so only some of the encryption can be disabled not all. the underlying routing scheme assumes that the authenticated encryption is there in transit as a tamper-proofing mechanism.

regardless, the limiting factor (for me) has always been latency, not cpu.

[zhoreeq]

Yeah, unless there is UDP transport disabling encryption will make little difference for gaming and media streaming