Bitmessage Wiki bm_wiki https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.34.0 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Bitmessage Wiki Bitmessage Wiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 0 1 47598 47596 2020-02-15T04:45:30Z PeterSurda 12563 URL fix wikitext text/x-wiki <br /> __NOTOC__ {{Infobox |name=Bitmessage |downloadsite=https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/Bitmessage-0.6.1.exe |release caption=Previous Version (Beta) |latest release date=Aug 21, 2016 |version=0.6.1 }} <span style="color:#CC0000">A remote code execution vulnerability has been spotted in use against some users running PyBitmessage v0.6.2. The cause was identified and a fix has been added and released as 0.6.3.2 [https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/ here]. If you run PyBitmessage via code, we highly recommend that you upgrade to 0.6.3.2. Alternatively you may downgrade to 0.6.1 which is unaffected. .</span> <span style="color:#CC0000">Bitmessage developer Peter Šurda's Bitmessage addresses are to be considered compromised.</span> Bitmessage is a P2P communications [[Protocol specification|protocol]] used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities. It uses strong authentication which means that the sender of a message cannot be spoofed, and it aims to hide "non-content" data, like the sender and receiver of messages, from passive eavesdroppers like those running warrantless wiretapping programs. If Bitmessage is completely new to you, you may wish to start by reading the [https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf whitepaper]. === Download === An open source client is available for free under the very liberal [http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT license]. For screenshots and a description of the client, see this CryptoJunky article: [http://cryptojunky.com/2013/03/09/setting-up-and-using-bitmessage-an-encrypted-communications-platform-based-on-bitcoin/ "Setting Up And Using Bitmessage"]. [[File:windows_icon.png|link=https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/Bitmessage-0.6.1.exe]] [https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/Bitmessage-0.6.1.exe Download for Windows (32bit)] [https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/Bitmessage-0.6.1_64.exe (64bit)] [[File:apple_icon.png|link=https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/bitmessage-v0.6.1.dmg]] [https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases/download/v0.6.1/bitmessage-v0.6.1.dmg Download for OS X] [[File:tux.png|link=Compiling_instructions]] [[Compiling instructions|Run the source code]] === Source code === You may view the Python [https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage source code on Github]. Bitmessage requires PyQt and OpenSSL. Step-by-step instructions on how to run the source code on Linux, Windows, or OSX is [[Compiling instructions|available here]]. === Contribute === Please follow the [[Contribute|contribution guidelines]] when contributing code or translations. === Security audit needed === Bitmessage is in need of an independent audit to verify its security. If you are a researcher capable of reviewing the source code, please [https://bitmessage.org/misc/emailaddress.png email] the lead developer. You will be helping to create a great privacy option for people everywhere! === Forum === * Visit or subscribe to the [https://pay.reddit.com/r/bitmessage Bitmessage subreddit]. * A community-based forum for questions, feedback, and discussion is also available at [https://bitmessage.org/forum Bitmessage.org/forum]. fbe8zj6ix06njpun6ifigm3djwg2j2u