Cutlass - Encrypted, Peer-To-Peer Communications For Everyone
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Users on the Internet are rapidly shifting to more advanced and diverse forms of communication. Classic methods of communication such as SMTP and IRC are being replaced by peer-to-peer file transfer, voice chat, and text messaging systems. Unfortunately, the popular protocols are not secure, and the secure protocols are not popular. Cutlass aims to fill the niche for tools powerful and usable enough to be broadly popular, while still providing strong encryption and authentication, all in a BSD-licensed package. Cutlass is not a strong anonymity system, as those requirements often create software that only security nuts will use. Cutlass is an open source competitor to Skype, without the licensing mess of WASTE, providing any group of users with the ability to set up secure cells of communication. Come and hear about the Cutlass design process, the protocol overview, see a live demo, and learn why you should be using Cutlass to protect your communications on the Internet today!