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Information is a bit sparse on the page, so here is more information: Source is available here: https://github.com/stevedekorte/Bitpost https://github.com/stev
by danesparza 12y ago
Information is a bit sparse on the page, so here is more information:
Source is available here: https://github.com/stevedekorte/Bitpost https://github.com/stevedekorte/Bitpost
This is a client based on the BitMessage protocol. Here is a whitepaper that describes BitMessage: https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf
What I would like to know (since it seems that the original developers are reviewing comments made here it seems): How is this different from PGP? (Wikipedia article in case you're reading this and haven't heard of PGP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy)
- awt 12y agoPGP AFAIK is simply encrypting the content of an email with the public key of the person you're going to send it to. The address is public. PGP is a bit of a hassle in terms of exchanging public keys and integrating with legacy email clients/web clients. Bitmessage has additional features, such as the ability to broadcast messages from a public address to all subscribers. Especially with this client, Bitmessage is actually much more user friendly and powerful. To simplify, PGP hides: content Bitmessage hides: content, recipient, sender.
- danesparza 12y agoPGP isn't just for email. "PGP is a bit of a hassle in terms of exchanging public keys" this is true, but it's a bit of a necessary evil. How do you accomplish this in a secure and transparent way?
- autodidakto 12y agoBitMessage uses private/public keys, but it isn't built on top of email like PGP. It's meant to replace email. It is its own network and protocol, intended to be private at every level.
- danesparza 12y agoPGP isn't built on top of email.