It works by having every application generate its own unique public-key based address (hashname) that can send and receive small encrypted packets of JSON (with optional binary payloads), and provides an automatic routing system based on Kademlia, a proven and popular Distributed Hash Table.
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Rival Messenger
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+Rival Messenger is an instant messaging application for OSX 10.9 and above. It is built on top of the Objective-C library, and has been built from the ground up to work exclusively on top of Telehash to provide a proof of concept for the network.
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Demo
It's very much in the R&D stages yet, but check out the field-test utility for a simple demo, or try one of the libraries.
Status
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We are hard at work defining the next generation of Telehash, the E3X spec is currently being defined, and is open for feedback here.
-The current spec is implemented in a few languages (any help here would be great!) and prototype apps are being created to test it. Questions can be directed at twitter, or to Jeremie Miller directly.
+The legacy spec is implemented in a few languages (any help here would be great!) and prototype apps are being created to test it. Questions can be directed at twitter, or to Jeremie Miller directly.