What do you use PNET (private networks) for?

[Stebalien]

PNET (libp2p private networks) is an old but poorly supported (TCP only) libp2p feature that encrypts (salsa20) each stream with a shared secret. I'm interested in hearing what people use it for because I have a feeling there are better designs for most use-cases.

[cpeliciari]

When I first started studying libp2p, we had a need to control groups of internal devices. However, as I progressed, I began to understand that there are other ways to securely use the public network. I believe that when we look at the pnet libp2p specs, they offer a guarantee that only the nodes that are part of the network will communicate and recognize each other. However, as I started participating more in the forums and diving deeper into go-libp2p over the past month, I began to understand some aspects more deeply. Currently, I am still using pnet, but I can already envision the project without it. Essentially, I’m using it to perform video streaming.