monero-site/knowledge-base/moneropedia/destination.md

---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Destination"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Destination", "Destinations"]
summary: "A in-net address that serves as a final endpoint"
---

### The Basics

A @destination is the @I2P @in-net address of the final endpoint you are trying to connect to (example: an @I2P website, service, or Monero node).

### In-depth Information

An @I2P destination can be encoded into a @base32-address or @base64-address. Most users will only care about @base32-address or a `.i2p` hostname while, internally, @Kovri / @I2P @address-book uses @base64-addresses. Ultimately, all @destinations in @I2P are 516-byte (or longer) keys:

`256-byte public key + 128-byte signing key + a null certificate = 516 bytes in Base64 representation`

Note: certificates are not used now but, if they were, the keys would be longer.
Moneropedia: initial commit for monero-project/kovri#256 - 12 new entries as they relate to Kovri - They're mostly needed to satisfy the address book entry References monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-13 02:56:35 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: moneropedia`
			`entry: "Destination"`
			`tags: ["kovri"]`
Moneropedia: resolve various unfinished entries - Resolved TODO's for Base32/64-address, Destination, Transports Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-19 06:59:21 +00:00			`terms: ["Destination", "Destinations"]`
Moneropedia: add/update/cleanup/fix entries Added: - In-net - Lease - Message - I2NP (skeleton file) - Tunnel (skeleton file) Updated/cleaned-up/fixed: - Router-Info - Lease-Set - Garlic-Routing - Floodfill - Destination Note: term'ed lease-set to LeaseSet because of conflict with Lease Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 05:37:07 +00:00			`summary: "A in-net address that serves as a final endpoint"`
Moneropedia: initial commit for monero-project/kovri#256 - 12 new entries as they relate to Kovri - They're mostly needed to satisfy the address book entry References monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-13 02:56:35 +00:00			`---`

			`### The Basics`

Moneropedia: resolve various unfinished entries - Resolved TODO's for Base32/64-address, Destination, Transports Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-19 06:59:21 +00:00			`A @destination is the @I2P @in-net address of the final endpoint you are trying to connect to (example: an @I2P website, service, or Monero node).`
Moneropedia: initial commit for monero-project/kovri#256 - 12 new entries as they relate to Kovri - They're mostly needed to satisfy the address book entry References monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-13 02:56:35 +00:00
			`### In-depth Information`

Moneropedia: resolve various unfinished entries - Resolved TODO's for Base32/64-address, Destination, Transports Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-19 06:59:21 +00:00			An @I2P destination can be encoded into a @base32-address or @base64-address. Most users will only care about @base32-address or a `.i2p` hostname while, internally, @Kovri / @I2P @address-book uses @base64-addresses. Ultimately, all @destinations in @I2P are 516-byte (or longer) keys:

			`256-byte public key + 128-byte signing key + a null certificate = 516 bytes in Base64 representation`
Moneropedia: initial commit for monero-project/kovri#256 - 12 new entries as they relate to Kovri - They're mostly needed to satisfy the address book entry References monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-13 02:56:35 +00:00
Moneropedia: resolve various unfinished entries - Resolved TODO's for Base32/64-address, Destination, Transports Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-19 06:59:21 +00:00			`Note: certificates are not used now but, if they were, the keys would be longer.`