Erebus

Explorer · simulated

Follow one packet

This runs entirely in your browser against no network at all: the delays are drawn from the same exponential distribution the client uses, and the digests are random because that is exactly what a hop sees. To route a packet for real, run the local mixnet.

  1. Client

    You

    Your message: "buy 10 AAPL"

    32768 bytes

  2. Entry

    Layer 1

    Your address, and the relay to forward to

    32768 bytes

  3. Relay

    Layer 2

    An entry node and an exit node, neither end of the path

    32768 bytes

  4. Exit

    Layer 3

    The destination and the payload, but not who sent it

    32768 bytes

  5. Service

    Destination

    The request, and a single-use reply block

    32768 bytes

Every line carries the same 32 KB, and no two hops see the same bytes.

Why this is not a live map

A map of real traffic is a map of when packets moved, and publishing that in real time hands an observer the timing data the mixnet exists to destroy. When there is a public fleet, this page will show node identities and aggregate health on a delay, never live per-packet movement.