qsantos / hamfox

Encryption-less Variant of Firefox for amateur radio

Geek Repo:Geek Repo

Github PK Tool:Github PK Tool

HamFox

Encryption-less Variant of Firefox for amateur radio

International bodies and local governments grants special rights to operators of the amateur radio service. This allows free tinkering and experimentation with wireless technology. In exchange, all communications should be performed in the clear.

However, this does not preclude the use of cryptography altogether. This project allows using HTTPS over in the amateur radio service, such as AMPRNet. This can be useful for server authentication, and to enable services with secure accounts using client authentication.

Note: all communications are unencrypted, do not use passwords when browsing with HamFox

See also HamSSH.

Installation

$ gluon download   # Download Firefox source code, about 500 MB to download
$ gluon bootstrap  # Install dependencies, takes a couple minutes
$ gluon import     # Apply patches for HamFox, instant
$ gluon build      # Compile HamFox
$ gluon run        # Start Hamfox

Note: Compiling gkrust takes about of memory 11 GB. So either have more memory available, or enable swap and wait an hour or two… export RUSTFLAGS="-Cdebuginfo=0" might help.

About

Encryption-less Variant of Firefox for amateur radio