From 373c4ce83fe4d109142b0aba0995458aa2fb3eee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Froman Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 23:52:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added readme --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3c721ec --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Lycan + +Lycan is a decentralized private message board using the [Onionr](https://onionr.net/) network + +It works by communicating with regular Onionr nodes to sync blocks for this application. + +It does not require trust in the nodes beyond that at least 1 bootstrap node is not denying service. Messages are validated and rate limited via sha3 computed with a partial collision (proof of work). + +In the future, a web of trust system public key system may be used to further reduce spam/abuse and enable verification of posts to the same 'account'. + +Posts are immutable and anonymous. Even if the official site is taken down, the code can be ran locally (such as with python -m http.server 8080) + +Try it out with Tor Browser at: http://lycanz36ofyrmd2gca47m7kv7m3d2vljsnexzwvu5xsiqsforkumkvyd.onion/