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Moneropedia: finish Garlic-Encryption

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- Resolves remaining TODO's
- Also, minor adjustments in Encryption/Garlic-Routing

Referencing:
 - monero-project/kovri#256
 - monero-project/monero-site#155
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Encryption"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["encryption", "encrypted", "encrypting"]
terms: ["encryption", "encrypted", "encrypting", "decryption", "decrypted", "decrypting"]
summary: "The process of encoding messages or information in a way that only authorized parties can decode and read"
---

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entry: "Garlic-Encryption"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Garlic-Encryption", "Layered-Encryption"]
summary: "TODO(anonimal): finish"
summary: "Layered encryption as implemented in Kovri / I2P"
---
### The Basics
TODO(anonimal): finish
@garlic-encryption is @I2P's implementation of @message based @layered-encryption (similar to flow-based [Onion-Routing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_routing)).
By @encrypting @messages in layers, this allows a @message to be routed through a sequence of proxies without allowing the proxies (or any intermediaries) to read the contents of the @message. @Layered-Encryption is a fundamental feature in @Kovri, @I2P, and [Tor](https://torproject.org) and is the cornerstone for securing anonymity within these overlay-networks.
### In-depth information
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For @garlic-encryption, the primary difference between @Kovri/@I2P and Tor is:
- @Kovri/@I2P bundles multiple @messages together to form garlic "cloves"
- any number of messages can be contained in a "clove" instead of *only* a single message
- @Kovri/@I2P uses [ElGamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElGamal)/[AES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) @encryption for @messages and @transports
### Notes
For details, see @garlic-routing.

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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ As recent as October of 2016, [#tor-dev](https://oftc.net/WebChat/) has offered
>during the free haven brainstorming, there was a moment where we described a routing mechanism, and somebody said "garlic routing!", and everybody laughed.
so we for sure thought we had invented the name, at the time.
Note: permission to use the aforementioned quotes were granted by Nick Mathewson and Roger Dingledine
*Note: permission to use the aforementioned quotes were granted by Nick Mathewson and Roger Dingledine*
### In-depth Information
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- Bundling multiple @messages together (garlic cloves)
- ElGamal/AES @encryption
Note: though [Tor](https://torproject.org/) uses @layered-encryption, Tor does not use ElGamal and is not message-based.
*Note: though [Tor](https://torproject.org/) uses @layered-encryption, Tor does not use ElGamal and is not message-based.*
**Read more in @garlic-encryption.**
### Notes