Bab focuses on enabling verifiable partial data transfers and integrity checks in peer-to-peer systems. It is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate.

Bab is an open-source project built for peer-to-peer system developers.

Yes — Bab is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Bab run on?

Bab runs on the web and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Bab still maintained?

Unverified. Bab has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Bab?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Deployer for Git, CargoBeacon Admin, and Mercuto.

Bab is developed by worm-blossom project.

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Bab

Name: Bab
Author: worm-blossom project

bab-hash.orgInfrastructure

Bab is an open-source family of hashing functions designed for peer-to-peer systems, enabling verifiable partial data transfers and integrity checks. It provides APIs and specifications optimized for storage and concurrent downloads, supporting developers building distributed and resilient data systems.

Open SourceWebAPISelf-hosted

Visit bab-hash.org

576stars

31forks

5features

2016since

Overview

5 features

Bab is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate. Bab is an open-source project aimed at peer-to-peer system developers. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web and API, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by worm-blossom project, and it first shipped in 2016. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 576 stars. Key capabilities include partial data verification, peer-to-peer support, and Rust API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Partial data verification
Peer-to-peer support
Rust API
Concurrent downloads
Malicious data detection

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Netlify

Runs on

BrowserAPI-onlySelf-hosted

Detected from

Netlify: x-nf-request-id header

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 576

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jun · 14:35 UTC
Verifiable partial data for peer-to-peer systems verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Bab

What is Bab?: Bab focuses on enabling verifiable partial data transfers and integrity checks in peer-to-peer systems. It is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate.
Who is Bab for?: Bab is an open-source project built for peer-to-peer system developers.
Is Bab free?: Yes — Bab is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Bab run on?: Bab runs on the web and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Bab still maintained?: Unverified. Bab has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Bab?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Deployer for Git, CargoBeacon Admin, and Mercuto.Deployer for Git CargoBeacon Admin Mercuto
Who develops Bab?: Bab is developed by worm-blossom project.
When did Bab launch?: Bab first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 576
License: Open Source
Built for: peer-to-peer system developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Enabling verifiable partial data transfers and integrity checks in peer-to-peer systems.

Registered as

GitHub: oconnor663/bao

Developer

worm-blossom project

Team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 576
Forks: 31
Open issues: 15
Last commit: 7 May 2025
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 7
Authorship: Team
Default branch: master

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 30 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 30 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: verifiable-partial-data-for-peer-to-peer-systems-bab-hash-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 30 Jun 2026
Canonical URL: https://bab-hash.org/

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