AnonChat - Secure Terminal Chatroom Over Tor Onion Service

AnonChat is a secure, anonymous, and terminal-based chatroom application that operates over the Tor network. With AnonChat, you can communicate with others in a private and encrypted manner, ensuring that your conversations remain untraceable and protected from prying eyes.

Key Features

• Secure and anonymous communication over the Tor network
• Terminal-based interface for a unique and intuitive experience
• Strong encryption to protect your conversations
• Easy to use and fast-loading interface

Getting Started

AnonChat can be installed on macOS "porting to other operating systems will be done in the future." To get started with AnonChat, simply follow these steps:

1. Install the Tor on your computer.

2. Clone this repository to your local machine using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Baccount/Anon_Chat.git
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Run the AnonChat Server using the following command:

   python server_start.py
   

4. Run the AnonChat Client using the following command:

   python client_start.py
   

Commands

Server Commands

• h - Displays a list of commands

• s - "Send Message" - Sends a message to all connected clients

• o - "Show Onion Address" - Displays the Onion Address of the server

• l - "List" all users in the chat room and their IDs

• ban - "Ban" - Bans a user from the chat room. using the following command:

    ban <id>
  

Client Commands

• h - Displays a list of commands

• s - "Send Message" - Sends a message to all connected clients except self

• login - "Login" - Logs into the chat room using the following command:

    login <username>
  

• logout - "Logout" - Logs out of the chat room

• o - "Show Onion Address" - Displays the Onion Address of the server

• quit - "Quit" - Quits the chat room

Arguments

Server Arguments

• --test or -t - Runs the server in test mode and skips asking user for bridges. Ephemeral onion service is created by default.

Client Arguments

• --test or -t - Skips asking user for bridges