# \#anonymity

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## [How to make IPFS node IP address anonymous?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-make-ipfs-node-ip-address-anonymous/12359)

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**Author:** [@yeehi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yeehi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-make-ipfs-node-ip-address-anonymous/12359 "2021-11-03T12:31:38Z")

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How can users maintain anonymity while serving files on an ipfs node? If you are publishing a file, then it is associated with your unique IP address. You could establish a Virtual Private Network first, but is there muc…

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## [Could IPFS DHT weakness be solved with Lokinet?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/could-ipfs-dht-weakness-be-solved-with-lokinet/12355)

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**Author:** [@yeehi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yeehi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/could-ipfs-dht-weakness-be-solved-with-lokinet/12355 "2021-10-04T15:06:28Z")

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IPFS uses DHT (Distributed Hash Tables) to help a node find another node pinning a specific file. The Kademlia algorithm is used to achieve this: Distributed Hash Tables (DHT) | IPFS Docs One issue with using DHTs is…