Cosmos Ecology-DVPN White Paper (6) Hardware Integration

The Sentinel dVPN protocol integrates with network routers based on Open-WRT (the popular open source router firmware) and will allow router owners to become node masters by easily monetizing their bandwidth. Additionally, Sentinel aims to support and integrate any open source router capable of applying dVPN connections across the wi-fi network. A router-based dVPN would allow users to avoid installing a VPN app on each of their devices, and users might create a secondary home network just for access via dVPN.

easy to monetize

One of the benefits of an ecosystem like Sentinel focused on "bandwidth monetization" is that there is a lower "cost-based" barrier to entry for participants, since in advanced economies, almost everyone has a stable and reliable internet connection. This low "cost" threshold of "bandwidth monetization" can be compared to the high "cost" threshold of mining Bitcoin, which requires users to purchase specific hardware to mine and earn Bitcoin.

Sentinel enables anyone anywhere in the world to earn passive income by contributing bandwidth resources to Sentinel-based dVPN applications, while hosting Sentinel dVPN nodes on virtual machines requires some technical experience. This "technical" barrier to entry reduces the potential of the Sentinel node hosting community because it prevents less tech-savvy users from participating. To address the technical hurdles of operating a node, it not only needed to make Sentinel dVPN very easy for regular users to use, but it had to be as simple as possible to host a node and offer bandwidth in exchange for tokens.

Those concerned about exposing their residential IP when hosting exit nodes will have the ability to host relay nodes. By hosting relay nodes, owners of Sentinel dVPN-enabled routers will be able to remain anonymous to their internet service providers, while also being able to make money from users who pay for this premium service.

What are routers and why they matter

A router is a device that is critical to our reliance on the Internet because a router creates a gateway to connect two or more networks. In addition, routers enable the network to facilitate multiple devices because routers ensure load balancing and distribution of bandwidth throughput.

General features of routers:

• 1. The ability to build a wireless network
• 2. Ability to apply encryption standards for data routing through wireless networks
• 3. Allow the wireless network the ability to handle multiple devices/load balancing
• 4. Expand network coverage
• 5. Dual-band capability to prevent lag

What's wrong with industry standard routers?

1. The standard is completely closed source and does not provide the public with the ability to conduct fair code reviews

2. Standard routers do not provide users with the ability to tunnel bandwidth through a verifiable dVPN network, which provides the assurance of security and encryption

3. Standard routers do not provide users with the ability to make money from excess unused bandwidth

what does that mean

1. Standard routers can be hacked and manipulated, it can take months or even longer to find and fix vulnerabilities because the codebase is not public (eg Linux and Microsoft)

2. Standard routers do not currently provide users with the ability to securely use a decentralized and distributed VPN application that transparently certifies the integrity of its backend operations

3. Standard routers do not allow users to monetize excess unused bandwidth, resulting in a waste of paid resources

Whitepaper: https://sentinel.co/whitepaper