Private messages (based in ZeroMail)

[danimesq]

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[AnthyG]

This will be one of the main features, as (I believe) ALL "chat"-applications have got this!

The features:

• end2end-Encrypted
• each User has a node in their data.json-File containing all private messages they sent, every message encrypted with the public key of the recipient, and only readable by that. The sender keeps a own file with all messages they have sent, encrypted and only readable with their own private key, not being seeded. both Users have the complete Chat-History (Encrypted, only readable with their own private key, and not being seeded)
• Avatar and Username are displayed (maybe at the top?)
• Add system to directly open private chat with a user through URL #97

[AnthyG]

It seems, that there's currently no way to directly connect to another peer, thus, the 2nd item in the list will have to be abandoned,.. at least for now.

[danimesq]

@mkg20001

[mkg20001]

There is a function that one can use to encrypt/decrypt stuff with the key.
https://zeronet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/site_development/zeroframe_api_reference/?highlight=eciesEncrypt

[AnthyG]

I am aware of that function, but thanks anyways 😄

[AnthyG]

I've got the private chat working,.. basically..

The only problem I'm encountering right now, is that the sender can't read his own messages, as they are encrypted with the public key of the recipient, who is the only one who can read the messages sent to him, as he is the only one, who has his own private key.

So I could save all the messages sent, into another file, which doesn't get seeded, as I already described in the first comment I wrote in this Issue, but, anybody who has the private key of the sender, would then be able to read ALL the messages he sent, and received.
And that is not really good I think, is it!? 👎

[mkg20001]

Why not encrypt them twice. With your own and the receivers public key?
Edit: Password protect the chat.

[AnthyG]

@mkg20001 what exactly do you mean with password-protecting the chat? Which chat?

[AnthyG]

The idea with encrypting twice is pretty good!
I'm trying it right now :)

[AnthyG]

Created branch private_chats-Feature

[AnthyG]

It works!

Though I couldn't get the double-encryption working, that @mkg20001 suggested 😞
And I tried getting it to work for about 1hour now, so I will rethink it another time, but my brain is just to cluttered to get anything else working..

The two commits:
e32cbec, 3ec8b70

Here's a preview:
(Note, I haven't yet added input's, and I actually created a contact-list-like thingy, but it doesn't quite seem to work, as it just resets whenever the user sends a message,.. and I really don't know why)

[AnthyG]

I just tried several tests, and the IV and AES-Key (that are the same: btoa(recipient) (base64)) are actually just too short...................

WOW

Somewhat correct, but I don't really know the reason.

So here's the commit anyways: 4a8ab6c

[AnthyG]

Added working user-selection tabs and message-input for private chat with a924ff4.

But I won't guarantee anything for now..

[AnthyG]

Commit b578b6b added the ability to click a users public key, listed in the "Last seen"-Tab, to open up a private chat with said user.

[AnthyG]

Fixed some things with commit 4c14024

[AnthyG]

Changed a few things with commit 34190c1

[AnthyG]

Reference to #97

[AnthyG]

I will close this issue, as the basic functions of the private chat have been added with previous commits.
For new bugs found/ ideas/ improvements for the private chat, new issues can be created.