Package: deadlock
by Cathal Garvey, Copyright 2014, proudly licensed under the GNU Affero
General Public LicenseTwitter: [@onetruecathal](https://twitter.com/onetruecathal)Email:cathalgarvey@cathalgarvey.meminiLock ID: JjmYYngs7akLZUjkvFkuYdsZ3PyPHSZRBKNm6qTYKZfAMGittip:Bitcoin:1QJQaR9C682HMGKHvEHWxmCvdX7SqdKzXeWhat’s this?Go tominilock.ioto learn more about
miniLock.deadlockis an implementation of the miniLock protocol, and
as such it is compatible with miniLock. You can send and receive files
from people using miniLock without having to install Chrome (closed
source, spyware-rich browser) or Chromium (technically open source but
by-default-still-pretty-invasive browser).In addition to the base function of sending and receiving miniLock’d
files, which ought to be secure against snooping eyes on the wire and to
provide you and your loved/liked/other ones with a measure of deserved
human privacy,deadlockcomes with some other features you might like:Auto-zipping of directories when encrypting, making it easy to send
folders to friends.Fast underlying C implementations of core miniLock algorithms.Written for ease of use as a Python module, not only as a standalone
application.No browser, easily scripted, automated or pipelined.“Petnames” allowing you to save IDs as easily-memorable friend names
or emailsHighly insecureprivate key storage, allowing trivial
encryption/decryption, including iterating through all local private
keys and attempting decryption with each.Early features for throwaway ultra-high-security addresses.Early features for “vanity” addresses starting or ending in a chosen
word (warning: may take until heat-death of the universe)How do I install/use this?deadlockis, at present, a Terminal only application, written in and
for Python 3 (may only work on versions 3.3 and above; poorly tested).
The best way to install it is to use pip:sudo pip install deadlock..provided that you have the necessary system-level dependencies (C
compiler and supporting libraries), this ought to pull in the required
cryptographic modules from PyPI and build them, then installdeadlock.Once installed,deadlockwill be available as a Python module and also
as a script,deadlock. Trydeadlock--helpfor guidance on
usage.deadlockwill probably work on any platform with a C compiler for the
required modules, but I have no interest in supporting closed,
spyware-rich operating systems like WinMac, so don’t ask. If it doesn’t
work on those platforms, then you can always fix it and send me a pull
request. I don’t accept pull requests for legacy support (e.g. Python
versions prior to 3.2), sorry; the code gets too messy.Who do I contact for support or to complain?Nobody. This software is provided without warranty of any kind. It
works, for me, and I’m pretty sure it’s secure, but I’m not going to
certify it as such and you shouldn’t use it if you really need security
to protect you from people with the means and motive to harm or imprison
you.DirectionsPlanned, desired or future features: * Test suite! * Tidier API for
alternative uses of the miniLock encryption format, for P2P or mail
client tie-in, or for RPC message passing. * Cleaner code structure;
break lots of functionality out of crypto.py/core.py into a new utils.py
file, make core.py “dumb glue code” only. * Fully integrate
high-security keys and vanity keys, including multiprocessing for
facilitating vanity key generation on multi-core machines. Estimated
progress summaries for vanity key generation; time until statistically
expected result, etc. * Pure-Python fallbacks for some cryptographic
dependencies for platforms that pose a challenge to native C
compilation; Android, embedded platforms, etc. - Starting with
tweetnacl.c/.js -> tweetnacl.py - Pure Python Blake2 already exists -
Pure Python scrypt probably existsNot currently planned:Contemplated adding extensions to the fileInfo dictionary within
decryptInfo entries, but doing so would change the length of these
entries which are at present highly predictable; this would mean that
decryptInfo length could be used to infer which software was used to
create a miniLock file, whether miniLock or deadlock. So, don’t
suggest such features, as they would partially compromise anonymity.Future versions of miniLock protocol ought to include a “mimeType”
fileInfo key to hint to recipients whether a miniLock file is a
plaintext item to be displayed, or a file to be saved; doing so would
facilitate email integration of miniLock as a potential PGP
successor. Again as above, such extensions would at present
compromise anonymity somewhat.