Mainframe is a privacy-focused p2p decentralized data relay network that enables developers to create unstoppable future worlds of uncensorable and private web3 applications. Mainframe networks with strong encryption and metadata obfuscation are resistant to censorship, surveillance and disruption, enabling any application to safely and privately send data, store files, manage payments, run tasks and more. The network is fueled by MFT, which incentivizes nodes to relay and store data packets to support the basic functions of mainframe network infrastructure.

Project Introduction

The Mainframe network is the communication layer for new networks. It has the characteristics of high reliability, privacy, and secure transmission of data packets. It can not only be used for communication between people, but also play a great role in commercial applications. Mainframe is resistant to censorship, surveillance and interference. Barring an asteroid crash or an alien invasion, the Mainframe network will be unstoppable.

Project Vision

Mainframe includes a peer-to-peer network based on the Kademlia protocol for the propagation and execution of blockchain transactions. The network transport layer abstracted from this network layer is what the network layer relies on to track geographic location and randomly assign addresses to each point-to-point node or nodes. In this network, the use of blockchain tokens can realize the exchange of value between nodes. To ensure secure communication, Mainframe also provides an additional protocol for this transport layer.

Project Highlights

Mainframe provides one-to-one and one-to-many encryption protocols. Each Mainframe node has an asymmetric key pair associated with it, which is used to decrypt packets sent to that node. When a node wants to send a data packet to another node, it either encrypts the data packet with the public key of the receiving node, or uses a pre-determined shared key. An additional symmetric key guarantees forward secrecy. There are two ways to obtain the public key of the receiving node:

1. Obtained from a previous exchange of contact information, such as an out-of-band contact using the exchange of communication information;
2. Obtained from a direct exchange of public keys between individuals. Packet encryption is a vital and unavoidable part of the Mainframe transport protocol.

When sharing information in a group, its encryption technology can make it impossible for information thieves to steal information and determine the identity of members in the group. However, sometimes the sender needs to encrypt information for each recipient. As the number of group members increases, the CPU usage and network load also increase. Mainframe provides a protocol for creating group shared keys, so that members of the group can efficiently transmit encrypted information.

Application scenario

The Mainframe platform supports a variety of products and services. The first application built on this platform is a communication application that takes full advantage of the decentralized protocol provided by Mainframe. An earlier version of the app, called Onyx, was released on December 19, 2017.

Onyx Communication App

Onyx is a communication application built on the Mainframe platform. It provides a first-class experience for mobile and PC users, and the supported systems include Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android. It was voted "Enterprise Instant Communications Tool of the Year". Optimized applications minimize system resource consumption. It supports peer-to-peer and group chats, records the context of messages sent, and allows users to quickly find content in all conversations.

Configurable dark routing

Onyx is the first app that allows users to use dark routing. Users can configure brightness settings for messages sent from their group chat and private chat channels.

Rich content and microformats

Onyx has extremely rich format features, can send files as attachments, and has built-in plug-ins that support viewing pictures and videos. In addition, Onyx has many micro-formats that other simple communication applications do not have, including voting, task division, group list, etc., showing various interactive features.

Full Text Search

Onyx grabs the contact list and information content from the local area, quickly obtains the archived information, and can perform full-text search on the information content and contact list.

Directory Services

Onyx provides decentralized contact storage, editing and sharing services. Onyx adopts decentralized naming services, such as ENS to record the contact information that users think can be made public, and store this information in the decentralized storage center of Mainframe. For the contact information that individual or institutional users want to share privately, Onyx uses e.g. uPort° or Sovrin ledger to determine the network identity and realize the private sharing of contact information.

Online and Active Status Signals

Onyx makes it easy for users to remind others of their status, whether it's on their profile or chat page. For example, while chatting, users can see when another person was last active, or see an alert that the other person is currently typing. These notifications can also be dismissed.

The chatbot market

Onyx is highly scalable and supports users to create applications to meet the specific needs of enterprises and individuals. Created applications can be bought and sold with Mainframe tokens.

Successful chatbots, human cases include:

Automatic reply. In individual or group chat channels, reply after hearing key words or receiving relevant information;
agent machine. Follow instructions and complete various domain-specific tasks;
Can provide users or institutions with other applications based on cloud and/or decentralized services.

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