FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: system comprises: a plurality of peer nodes forming a peer-to-peer network; a distributed hash table of the peer-to-peer network; a first peer node configured to: publish contact information to be searched by a second peer node, create a cryptographically unique identifier; create a signature by signing the contact information with a private key; append a second cryptographically unique identifier to the first cryptographically unique identifier to form a combination key; create a single record corresponding to the contact information and insert the single record into the distributed hash table.
EFFECT: broader functionalities of a peer-to-peer network.
19 cl, 12 dwg
