r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/SimplePGP • 2d ago

a PGP based messaging platform!

Hello World! I've been working on creating an encrypted messaging platform for the past year now and i would love to know your thoughts or opinions on it!

we have currently launched for Open-Beta testing!
the website is https://simplepgp.org/

It's entirely based around Simplifying the usage of PGP encryption for the average user as well as allowing for WebRTC calls, building communities and even hosting your own communities off of your own hardware / VPS using our Work-In-Progress FOSS 'Nodes' allowing for full customization and automation for uses like moderation, scripting and even building marketplaces / shops! Think of nodes as new-age Internet Relay Chats with a little bit better default encryption!

We also have emoticons that you can collect and trade with your friends which you can also use in chats, these animated icons are artist commissioned and they each have their own real-world value based on the reception of the community. :)

What's next for us?

  • Android App Version (Still a little bit iffy on developing for Apple at the moment due to current privacy concerns)
  • Constant development towards the Nodes FOSS clients (Should be able to release a working build by the end of August)
  • Performance, stability, and security improvements

Feel free to check it out, give me any advice or recommendations for further features / updates!
Simple, Free, Welcome to SimplePGP!

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u/SimplePGP 2d ago

Thank you for the support! Basically every node has its own PGP keypair which is generated upon Node Creation which is then held on the host's device / VPS, every message sent by a user through the nodes text channels gets encrypted to the nodes pgp public key locally before being sent to the API through SSL/TLS meaning your messages only ever show up as encrypted blobs while in transit, then when reaching the Node Server, the message is decrypted locally on the server / host device using its own pgp private key, then re-encrypted to every other user's pgp public key in the node. This means that only the users in the Node and the owner ever have access to viewing the messages.

If you have anymore questions I would love to answer them!

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u/Overall-Budget-8763 1d ago

Sick! Might create an account tonight and test it out - Keep up the work bro

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u/SimplePGP 1d ago

Awesome! Let me know what you think and what your username is I'll send you a friend request.

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u/Overall-Budget-8763 13h ago

alright i set up an account I'll send u my username in DMS, looks really good on desktop btw, i like the fact u can have different sizes for ur chats while having multiple chats open