-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sorry to interject this so late in the thread,
Has anyone (Nathan?) seen or looked at SplinterNet? Development seems to have stalled, but even though the interface is a bit confusing, the app works. On the user end at least it seems very similar to what is being built in GilgaMesh. https://github.com/megamattron/SplinterNet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.larvalabs.sneaker&; hl=en ~gl On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:56:14 +0100 "Nathan of Guardian" <[email protected]> wrote: >https://github.com/n8fr8/gilgamesh/blob/master/README.md > >Some notes on the implementation, aka the glorious hack of >Bluetooth >Device Names. This application was original based on the Android >SDK >BluetoothChat sample. It used insecure (unpaired) and secure >(paired) >Bluetooth RFComm sockets to allow for short messages to be sent >between >devices. The primary modification that this project has made has >been to >add support for a "Broadcast" mode, that uses the Bluetooth device >name, >that is public visible during the Discovery process, as the >message >transport itself. > >The design goals of this project are: > >A truly decentralised application that requires only Bluetooth >connectivity and has no central user registry >Incredible ease of use that ensures all "mesh" connectivity >happens with >as little user involvment as possible >Ability to enable trust or reputation for specific users or >devices you >message with >A very transient app that stores no data permanently >Ability to share the app easily between devices >A "fire and forget" mode, where the user can enter a message, put >the >phone in their pocket, and walk around and area and have it >broadcast to >all devices it encounters >The key innovations/hacks/revelations that led us to this point >were: > >As of recent Android versions, you can call an API to set your the >device's Bluetooth visibility to a very long time ~1 hour >You can dynamically change the Bluetooth device name, and it can >be long >- up to 248 bytes encoded as UTF-8 >That the first two things above could be wrapped mostly in API >calls the >user did not have to see or worry about >Finally, some thoughts on security, privacy and reputation: > >This app supports both a public broadcast mode, and a private, >direct >message mode. It is easy to use to both. The direct message mode >is >optionally secured and encrypted at the Bluetooth level if you >have >paired with the device/user you are connected with. >Impersonation is combatted by simplified user id's to a short (6 >character alphanumeric) value, based on the device's unique >Bluetooth >ID. This makes them speakable and easy to remember. If someone >says >"trust messages from A1BC99" then likely you will be able to >rememember >that. >If you pair with a user (using standard Bluetooth pairing >settings), >their userid will be appended with a *, to make it even easier to >know >this is someone you should trust >The app ONLY works in Bluetooth mode, so though is no confusion >when it >might be using 3G/4G, Wifi or some other mode, and possibly go >through a >centralised server >The code is open-source, very small, and the entire app is only >28kb >making it easy to audit, test and share >We make it easy to "retweet" a message by long pressing on it, >which >enables reputation for something to be built up by multiple people >resharing it. If the user has paired with the user, you will also >see >the * next to the name to further indicate trust. >_______________________________________________ >Guardian-dev mailing list > >Post: [email protected] >List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian- >dev > >To Unsubscribe > Send email to: Guardian-dev- >[email protected] > Or visit: >https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian- >dev/ghostlands%40hush.com > >You are subscribed as: [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wsBcBAEBAgAGBQJUMsMAAAoJEJRqj8F0y8k56hsH/RJfYbmnhVnezm1nt/X0gBdOJl+o lVkE+hPjbDoe4A/YOK6wtzJaR0zaPBcmF3ziJHVvJRAiyMNdBURLCVWwQHYJTzmcY4mz SaZ/frZ4pxlXU7JlP7pIo2izjiCxH2uDS8wdgFIvIlU7dB1gDukyOVAh8JDJozchgNnz xfGoiUXVKPqZmd91I34fs88fL36+uz+ksWKMyhEuNz+rVnDiaqtSamp/YV5CPj0EUQXO PYaVoxXmxSkF45d9vTt65z6Skt03eG63HIWHe+dnlfuxI2xVCx5Z+INBJlHexk7lU6a4 e08AUZGr6Gmgqf5NXYl7i0eeyoEhS36goEApzKmg5FM= =NmXd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Guardian-dev mailing list Post: [email protected] List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To Unsubscribe Send email to: [email protected] Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com You are subscribed as: [email protected]
