Private Messaging Under Your Control
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Daniel Cliburn
Faculty Mentor Department
Computer Science
Abstract/Artist Statement
Pulse is an open source self-hosted web messaging application that will allow users to securely communicate and share files with other users. Pulse uses encryption to encrypt the messages while they are being delivered over the open internet as well as when they are stored on your own publicly or private accessible server. This assures that even if your messages are intercepted or collected while they are being sent to another user, it would be very difficult and almost impossible for them to decipher your message.
Pulse gives users a very easy to use, secure, and self-controlled way of communicating with other people. Along with this, Pulse provides a very similar user interface to current messaging applications users are familiar with today. Pulse is also open source so anyone can go online and audit the code to check for possible exploits and vulnerabilities. This will assure that Pulse remains secure so long as people continue to support and audit the code regularly.
The Pulse application demo will feature a web portal that will allow users to create an account or sign in. Users can then begin to send secure messages to other users that have also created an account on the same host.
Location
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Start Date
6-5-2017 2:30 PM
End Date
6-5-2017 4:00 PM
Private Messaging Under Your Control
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Pulse is an open source self-hosted web messaging application that will allow users to securely communicate and share files with other users. Pulse uses encryption to encrypt the messages while they are being delivered over the open internet as well as when they are stored on your own publicly or private accessible server. This assures that even if your messages are intercepted or collected while they are being sent to another user, it would be very difficult and almost impossible for them to decipher your message.
Pulse gives users a very easy to use, secure, and self-controlled way of communicating with other people. Along with this, Pulse provides a very similar user interface to current messaging applications users are familiar with today. Pulse is also open source so anyone can go online and audit the code to check for possible exploits and vulnerabilities. This will assure that Pulse remains secure so long as people continue to support and audit the code regularly.
The Pulse application demo will feature a web portal that will allow users to create an account or sign in. Users can then begin to send secure messages to other users that have also created an account on the same host.