From divaexchange:
I2P community related updates:
a) a locally installable I2P(d) testnetwork is available in the public domain. Here is the link to github: https://github.com/h-phil/i2pd-testnet-kubernetes . I2Pd (C++) is supported, I2P java not. The author of the testnet might or might not fix that issue. So: PRs are welcome for those who need Java I2P support. This kurbernetes-based testnet (which scales very well) is a side effect of the I2P de-anonymization study (academic work) which has been finished mid of January 2024 (see below).
b) Independent (of the I2P[d] developers) de-anonymization study (academic research, sponsered by diva.exchange, done at Lucerne University of Applied Science, Switzerland): results in a nutshell "there have been no patterns found, using passive network surveillance technologies, to relate a Lease Set to a Router Info - hence it was not possible to de-anonymize an I2P service provider by just using mass surveillance technology".
Remark 1: the study is NOT trying to identify/exploit bugs within the I2P software to de-anonymize service providers within the I2P network (in this context, this is not interesting for the researchers - the overall I2P architecture is the interesting part).
Remark 2: there are two areas of "I2P de-anonymization" research sponsored by diva.exchange - one is focussing on "taking over I2P tunnel control by harrassing network participants" the other one is focussing on "de-anonymization using network surveillance technologies in combination with pattern recognition".
The study will be published sooner or later on academic channels. To get notified, follow here: https://x.com/@DigitalValueX or https://social.diva.exchange/@social (mastodon)
c) I2P Docker / I2P-SAM news: docker images (https://hub.docker.com/r/divax/i2p) and a complete I2P SAM library (https://github.com/diva-exchange/i2p-sam) are updated regularily. The docker images and the SAM library are used in the academic context. They are well tested and reliable.
What is this for?
Seems to be an i2p kinder-egg. It's a test-net, some research, and the SAM library.