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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Lease"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Lease", "Leases"]
summary: "Authorizes an I2P tunnel to receive messages targeting a destination"
---

### The Basics

A lease defines the authorization for a particular @I2P @tunnel to receive a @messages targeting a @destination.

### In-depth information

For further details, read @Java-I2P's [Lease](https://geti2p.net/spec/common-structures#lease)