I am interested in lightning terminal and using LNC, but how does the connection really work? Is it a loss of privacy to connect to lightning labs? If I connect zeus with my node using LNC does it goes through lightning labs proxy server?
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 1 Sep
Here's an ELI 15: https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lightning-terminal/lightning-node-connect
An ELI 25: https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-node-connect-deep-dive/
Your litd connects to their proxy, then Zeus connects their proxy, they do a cryptographic handshake (exchanging public keys), then Zeus and your litd communicate across the proxy in an encrypted manner (they proxy does not see what litd and Zeus are saying to each other).
The lightning labs proxy only learns your litd's IP which I'd assume they don't record. Zeus does not learn your litd's IP.
If this concerns you, you can run host your own public proxy.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jddska OP 2 Sep
Thanks a lot! I can see it clearer now
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