Good day, this article is about a program like Ricochet.
Ricochet is an instant messaging system based on Tor hidden services. Your login is the address of your hidden service, and your contact connects you through Tor (no intermediary servers involved).
(Ricochet is not affiliated with or coordinated with the developers of The Tor Project.)
Ricochet connects to the P2P network without revealing its IP address. No one can see your contact list and know who you are talking to (clearing metadata). There are no servers and operators, the compromise of which is guaranteed to lead to the compromise of the Ricochet client. At the end of the day, it is a cross-platform program that the average user can understand.
With the Ricochet app, you can communicate anonymously without fear of your messages, identity and location being recognized. This is because the messenger connects to contacts through the Tor network and does not use a server to transfer and store messages. In addition, Ricochet creates a closed service with two-way anonymous connection, and your location and IP addresses are not recorded.
1. Download the program on the official website. Installation takes place in Russian and takes less than a minute. Click "connect". In 10 seconds, the application will connect to the Tor network. Ricochet will automatically lock onto your control panel and launch immediately.
The application interface is extremely simple, in Russian. Only two windows with contacts and for correspondence. There are two tabs "add contact" and "Ricochet settings". You can select a different language in the settings.
2. Add contacts. In the "contacts" section, you need to click on the + to add the interlocutor to your list. In a new window, you will see your ID, like ricochet: ixjgafmsykls7sp5 This is your unique address, which is used in the application instead of a nickname. It is at this address that other users can contact you.
The program will ask you to enter another user ID and name. Note that your interlocutor must also have a messenger installed. After that you can click "add". You have sent a request to the interlocutor. He must accept it. As soon as he does this, a green status will appear in the contacts that the interlocutor is online.
3. Start a chat. You can only send messages to people who have added you to their contact list. The contact list is not published anywhere, but is saved on your computer. Messages are delivered instantly.
After you close the messenger, the message history will not be saved. The downside is that you can only exchange text messages, you cannot send any files. But this method guarantees the exclusion of hacking by sending malicious files.
Anyone can use the messenger, it is simple and convenient. It is interesting that a key is created for each computer: it is used to identify devices. So it is impossible to impersonate another person.
Ricochet's address is not parsed by spam programs because it is not known among ordinary users.
Ricochet encryption works by default.
During installation, you can select the Portable version
The sources are open at https://github.com/ricochet-im/ricochet
Link to installation files https://ricochet.im
Ricochet is an instant messaging system based on Tor hidden services. Your login is the address of your hidden service, and your contact connects you through Tor (no intermediary servers involved).
(Ricochet is not affiliated with or coordinated with the developers of The Tor Project.)
Ricochet connects to the P2P network without revealing its IP address. No one can see your contact list and know who you are talking to (clearing metadata). There are no servers and operators, the compromise of which is guaranteed to lead to the compromise of the Ricochet client. At the end of the day, it is a cross-platform program that the average user can understand.
- You can communicate without disclosing your identity or IP address.
- No one can figure out who you are chatting with or when you are chatting (no metadata)
- No servers to hack or operators to be forced to reveal information about you
- Cross platform and easy even for casual users
- Users are not identified by contacts or addresses
- Communication is authenticated and private
- Resists censorship and snooping at the LAN level
- Resists the use of blacklists or DOS
- Accessible and understandable for ordinary users
With the Ricochet app, you can communicate anonymously without fear of your messages, identity and location being recognized. This is because the messenger connects to contacts through the Tor network and does not use a server to transfer and store messages. In addition, Ricochet creates a closed service with two-way anonymous connection, and your location and IP addresses are not recorded.
1. Download the program on the official website. Installation takes place in Russian and takes less than a minute. Click "connect". In 10 seconds, the application will connect to the Tor network. Ricochet will automatically lock onto your control panel and launch immediately.
The application interface is extremely simple, in Russian. Only two windows with contacts and for correspondence. There are two tabs "add contact" and "Ricochet settings". You can select a different language in the settings.
2. Add contacts. In the "contacts" section, you need to click on the + to add the interlocutor to your list. In a new window, you will see your ID, like ricochet: ixjgafmsykls7sp5 This is your unique address, which is used in the application instead of a nickname. It is at this address that other users can contact you.
The program will ask you to enter another user ID and name. Note that your interlocutor must also have a messenger installed. After that you can click "add". You have sent a request to the interlocutor. He must accept it. As soon as he does this, a green status will appear in the contacts that the interlocutor is online.
3. Start a chat. You can only send messages to people who have added you to their contact list. The contact list is not published anywhere, but is saved on your computer. Messages are delivered instantly.
After you close the messenger, the message history will not be saved. The downside is that you can only exchange text messages, you cannot send any files. But this method guarantees the exclusion of hacking by sending malicious files.
Anyone can use the messenger, it is simple and convenient. It is interesting that a key is created for each computer: it is used to identify devices. So it is impossible to impersonate another person.
Ricochet's address is not parsed by spam programs because it is not known among ordinary users.
Ricochet encryption works by default.
During installation, you can select the Portable version
The sources are open at https://github.com/ricochet-im/ricochet
Link to installation files https://ricochet.im
