node-chat-server

A simple (And probably insecure) attempt at end-to-end encryption using Javscript and NodeJS. Client can be found here

Requirements

• node.js
• npm
• python 2.7.10 (Required for node-gyp which is used for node-bcrypt)

Installation

1. Go to src/configs/ and copy config-template.js. Rename it to config.js and enter your config settings.
2. npm install Install all required packages
3. npm start Start the server

Commands list

• npm run cert : Creates RSA and SSL certificates to be used in the application

Config options

• port: The port on which the server will be listening
• onlineHostName: a option which allows you to easily swap between 2 different hosts
• sqliteDbLocation: location of the sqlite databse file, it is based on the application root so ./test.db will place a databse file next to server.js
• sslOptions: a array with options used by socket io to create a secure TLS connection.
  • key: private key file
  • cert: public certificate
  • ca: your certificate authority chain
  • ciphers: a list of ciphers the server allows connections to use. Leave this as default if you don't know what it means
  • honorCipherOrder: whether to use the strongest algorithm first
  • requestCert: leave this on false as it will cause the server to send a pop-up and request a certificate from the client in some situations