The entire BitDust network consists out of equal nodes, every supporting device can act as a client and server for others at same time. The user authorizes themselves within the network and is able to safely interact with others using their ID and a secret key.

Each BitDust network user is able to allocate their data on the machines of their suppliers. Uploaded data is backed up and organized into a RAID array to ensure the possibility of reliable recovery.

Each supplier gets a two types of data: the data is being stored in a encrypted form and a RAID-copy, which enables recovery when data is lossed. The whole process is done automatically and does not need any action from the user.

All service packets are digitaly signed and personal user data is also encrypted with one of their secret keys. Making sure that suppliers do not have access to your data. Only with a correct private key you can restore the uploaded data.

To log on to the network it isn't required to pass through any traditional authorization meaning that you are not obligated to provide personal information of any sort (email, phone number, etc.) All you need is a nickname and a personal private key to log onto the network. Only you have access to your private key. There is no centralized entity within the BitDust network that stores your private key.

Distributed hash-table is used for service information storage, connection between users and maintenance of the network as a whole.

Nodes in the BitDust network are connected to each other directly and data is transmitted using the protocols TCP and UDP.

There are situations when the network connection between nodes which are behind NAT cannot be established - receive direct incoming connections in regular manner is not possible. In those cases a distributed hash-table for service information storage is used, similar to rendezvous-point principle, whereby other nodes will help you to connect to the network.

BitDust project is developed based on principles of automata-based programming and open project documentation. This is a programming paradigm in which a program or its fragment is represented as a model of some finite state machine.

To explain how the BitDust generally works there are some key aspects explained below to highlight the workings of the network.

The entire BitDust network consists out of equal nodes, every supporting device can act as a client and server for others at same time. The user authorizes themselves within the network and is able to safely interact with others using their ID and a secret key.

Each BitDust network user is able to allocate their data on the machines of their suppliers. Uploaded data is backed up and organized into a RAID array to ensure the possibility of reliable recovery.

Each supplier gets a two types of data: the data is being stored in a encrypted form and a RAID-copy, which enables recovery when data is lossed. The whole process is done automatically and does not need any action from the user.

All service packets are digitaly signed and personal user data is also encrypted with one of their secret keys. Making sure that suppliers do not have access to your data. Only with a correct private key you can restore the uploaded data.

To log on to the network it isn’t required to pass through any traditional authorization meaning that you are not obligated to provide personal information of any sort (email, phone number, etc.) All you need is a nickname and a personal private key to log onto the network. Only you have access to your private key. There is no centralized entity within the BitDust network that stores your private key.

Distributed hash-table is used for service information storage, connection between users and maintenance of the network as a whole.

Nodes in the BitDust network are connected to each other directly and data is transmitted using the protocols TCP and UDP.

There are situations when the network connection between nodes which are behind NAT cannot be established — receive direct incoming connections in regular manner is not possible. In those cases a distributed hash-table for service information storage is used, similar to rendezvous-point principle, whereby other nodes will help you to connect to the network.

BitDust project is developed based on principles of automata-based programming and open project documentation. This is a programming paradigm in which a program or its fragment is represented as a model of some finite state machine.