A few months ago as the American political landscape grew to a boil, a colleague and I started exploring encrypted communication . There’s lots of great stuff out there, but one area we found inadequate was for anonymous messaging amongst a decentralized group. Think activists, protesters, and researchers who have a fundamental need for anonymity. tools Today, I’m open sourcing , a combination dead drop and sneakernet for secure, anonymous, asynchronous communication among an established group. Sneakerdrop What does it do? Sneakerdrop writes encrypted messages to ledgers. Messages can be broadcast or one-to-one. Broadcast messages are written unencrypted and in the clear, but are signed by the sender. One-to-one messages are encrypted so only the recipient can read them. Ledgers are then synchronized out of band — think USB sticks, or packet radio, or even email. With your synchronized ledger, you can read broadcast messages and decrypt messages sent to you, but you can’t read anything not for your eyes. Undecryptable messages do remain in your ledger and get synced, so a message will eventually reach all the nodes in a network. How do I use it? The source is currently available on GitHub at . There are instructions over there on how to get rolling. https://github.com/adrianpike/sneakerdrop What’s next? I’m glad you asked! I’m going to be talking with a few groups, friends, and colleagues about adoption and limitations. I’ve got a rough mental roadmap, but I really would prefer it to be a community endeavor, so if you’ve got any ideas or thoughts, I’m all ears. My email is adrian@adrianpike.com and I’ll be paying attention to GitHub Issues. ❤️ is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. We are now and happy to opportunities. Hacker Noon @AMI accepting submissions discuss advertising & sponsorship To learn more, , , or simply, read our about page like/message us on Facebook tweet/DM @HackerNoon. If you enjoyed this story, we recommend reading our and . Until next time, don’t take the realities of the world for granted! latest tech stories trending tech stories
