Abstract: Techniques of this disclosure relate to improvements to a network of nodes, where each node may be associated with an instance of a client application. The techniques herein relate to determining a cryptographic identity of a node requesting to communicate with a target node, identifying a coordination node configured to facilitate transmission of encrypted packets between nodes. The techniques further relate to facilitating, by the coordination node, a communication pathway between the requesting node and the target node such that the two nodes are communicatively coupled and can communicate directly without approval or monitoring by the coordination node.