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Not to mention: if everything is encrypted using your password as a key, how do your friends see your posts? Are they encrypted for each friend with that friend

Not to mention: if everything is encrypted using your password as a key, how do your friends see your posts? Are they encrypted for each friend with that friend's public key?

darkstar999 11y ago
> Are they encrypted for each friend with that friend's public key? That sounds about right. However this is a closed-source project, so I don't see why it would be picked up by privacy enthusiasts.
- ghayes 11y ago
  Aside of the closed-source aspect, that is a great way to run a secure peer-to-peer messaging platform / social network. I believe this is how iMessage also encrypts communication.
- daviddahl 11y ago
  No, it is fully open source from day one: https://github.com/Crypton/statusapp https://github.com/Crypton/statusapp
  - falien 11y ago
    This seems buried. Is there a reason it's not mentioned or linked on the kloak page? I actually went looking for the code and couldn't find that repository.
    - daviddahl 11y ago
      The link to the source code is in the about screen in the app. Hardly buried. I will have it added to the site, I was unaware of this.
      - falien 11y ago
        Thanks. I figured it was likely in the app, but for an experiment like this, that appeals to many of the ideals of an open source philosophy, I'm less likely to bother installing it if I'm unaware that it's an open source project. Obviously the appeal ultimately needs to be greater than just being open source, but that initial bump can't hurt the outcome of the experiment.
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nine_k 11y ago
Doesn't GPG work in a similar way?
dnix 11y ago
They could be encrypted with a random symmetric key that is then itself asymmetrically encrypted individually for everyone in your network and provided to them through some means. This is also how the OpenPGP works.
- daviddahl 11y ago
  You share the (wrapped) post key with all contacts when you add them as contacts

Not to mention: if everything is encrypted using your password as a key, how do your friends see your posts? Are they encrypted for each friend with that friend's public key?

darkstar999 11y ago

> Are they encrypted for each friend with that friend's public key? That sounds about right. However this is a closed-source project, so I don't see why it would be picked up by privacy enthusiasts.

ghayes 11y ago
Aside of the closed-source aspect, that is a great way to run a secure peer-to-peer messaging platform / social network. I believe this is how iMessage also encrypts communication.
daviddahl 11y ago
No, it is fully open source from day one: https://github.com/Crypton/statusapp https://github.com/Crypton/statusapp
- falien 11y ago
  This seems buried. Is there a reason it's not mentioned or linked on the kloak page? I actually went looking for the code and couldn't find that repository.
  - daviddahl 11y ago
    The link to the source code is in the about screen in the app. Hardly buried. I will have it added to the site, I was unaware of this.
    - falien 11y ago
      Thanks. I figured it was likely in the app, but for an experiment like this, that appeals to many of the ideals of an open source philosophy, I'm less likely to bother installing it if I'm unaware that it's an open source project. Obviously the appeal ultimately needs to be greater than just being open source, but that initial bump can't hurt the outcome of the experiment.
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nine_k 11y ago

Doesn't GPG work in a similar way?

dnix 11y ago

They could be encrypted with a random symmetric key that is then itself asymmetrically encrypted individually for everyone in your network and provided to them through some means. This is also how the OpenPGP works.

daviddahl 11y ago
You share the (wrapped) post key with all contacts when you add them as contacts