Briar is an open-source software communication technology, intended to provide secure and resilient peer-to-peer communications with no centralized servers and minimal reliance on external infrastructure. Messages can be transmitted through Bluetooth, WiFi, over the internet via Tor or removable storage, such as USB sticks. All communication is end-to-end encrypted. Relevant content is stored in encrypted form on participating devices. Long-term plans for the project include support for distributed applications such as crisis mapping and collaborative document editing.
The initial target audience for Briar includes "activists, journalists and civil society" with plans to make the system "simple enough to help anyone keep their data safe."[3] As the ability to function in the absence of internet infrastructure may also make the project valuable to disaster response and aid organizations, the developers are working with the Open Humanitarian Initiative and Taarifa.[4] Ultimately, the developers aim to create a system which is "as simple to use as WhatsApp, as secure as PGP, and that keeps working if somebody breaks the Internet."[4] It is possible for a mobile to download Briar from another mobile which already has Briar installed.[5]
Briar's source code is published as free software and the mobile app is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later license, while the desktop version is released under the Affero General Public License.[6] Briar Desktop runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Briar Desktop will also run on true Linux (non-Android) mobiles, running operating systems like Manjaro, PureOS and postmarketOS,[7] once it has been adapted to mobile form-factors.[8]
Briar was audited by Cure53 and spoken highly of in a report delivered 20 March 2017, and was recommended to be given a second audit after development completes.[9][10] As of 2018 the project received $361,100 of funding from the Open Technology Fund.[11]
Briar does not have a communications standard specification; Briar can only talk to Briar.
briar, software, briar, open, source, software, communication, technology, intended, provide, secure, resilient, peer, peer, communications, with, centralized, servers, minimal, reliance, external, infrastructure, messages, transmitted, through, bluetooth, wif. Briar is an open source software communication technology intended to provide secure and resilient peer to peer communications with no centralized servers and minimal reliance on external infrastructure Messages can be transmitted through Bluetooth WiFi over the internet via Tor or removable storage such as USB sticks All communication is end to end encrypted Relevant content is stored in encrypted form on participating devices Long term plans for the project include support for distributed applications such as crisis mapping and collaborative document editing BriarInitial release9 May 2018 4 years ago 2018 05 09 1 Repositorycode wbr briarproject wbr org wbr briar wbr briarWritten inJava Kotlin 2 Operating systemAndroid Windows macOS desktop Linux support for Linux mobile operating systems in betaTypeMesh networking Instant MessagingLicenseGPL 3 0 or laterWebsitebriarproject wbr orgThe initial target audience for Briar includes activists journalists and civil society with plans to make the system simple enough to help anyone keep their data safe 3 As the ability to function in the absence of internet infrastructure may also make the project valuable to disaster response and aid organizations the developers are working with the Open Humanitarian Initiative and Taarifa 4 Ultimately the developers aim to create a system which is as simple to use as WhatsApp as secure as PGP and that keeps working if somebody breaks the Internet 4 It is possible for a mobile to download Briar from another mobile which already has Briar installed 5 Briar s source code is published as free software and the mobile app is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL 3 0 or later license while the desktop version is released under the Affero General Public License 6 Briar Desktop runs on Windows macOS and Linux Briar Desktop will also run on true Linux non Android mobiles running operating systems like Manjaro PureOS and postmarketOS 7 once it has been adapted to mobile form factors 8 Briar was audited by Cure53 and spoken highly of in a report delivered 20 March 2017 and was recommended to be given a second audit after development completes 9 10 As of 2018 the project received 361 100 of funding from the Open Technology Fund 11 Briar does not have a communications standard specification Briar can only talk to Briar See also EditMesh networking Smartphone ad hoc network Specific projects protocols B A T M A N Jami software Serval Project Tox protocol BridgefyReferences Edit Secure P2P Messenger Releases First Version Receives New Funding Briar 9 May 2018 Retrieved 17 May 2016 briar briar GitLab Briar Retrieved 2021 07 30 Wired a b Knight News Challenge Archived from the original on 2016 11 08 Retrieved 2014 07 24 The 2022 review of Messaging Service Providers Briar Decentralize Today 23 March 2022 GitLab project repository Archived from the original on 2017 07 31 Retrieved 2017 07 25 NLnet Briar Desktop nlnet nl Briar app for mobile linux devices 1344 Issues briar briar GitLab GitLab Pentest Report Briar Project App amp Protocol 03 2017 PDF Darknet Messenger Releases Beta Passes Security Audit Open Technology Fund Projects we support Briar Open Technology Fund Website U S Agency for Global Media Retrieved 2022 03 13 External links EditOfficial website expert review 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Briar software amp oldid 1124251544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
