|  |  |  | Loki messenger integrates directly with Loki Service Nodes, which are a set of distributed, decentralized and Sybil resistant nodes. Service Nodes act as both federated servers which store messages offline, and a set of nodes which allow for onion routing functionality obfuscating users IP Addresses. For a full understanding of how Loki messenger works, read the [Loki whitepaper](https://loki.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LokiWhitepaperV3_1.pdf) |  |  |  | Loki messenger integrates directly with Loki Service Nodes, which are a set of distributed, decentralized and Sybil resistant nodes. Service Nodes act as both federated servers which store messages offline, and a set of nodes which allow for onion routing functionality obfuscating users IP Addresses. For a full understanding of how Loki messenger works, read the [Loki whitepaper](https://loki.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LokiWhitepaperV3_1.pdf) |