shazow/ssh-chat

Features

• Terminal Chat Servers - Running a text-only chat interface designed for use inside a terminal emulator with ANSI formatting.
• Self-Hosted Chat Servers - Deploying and managing a lightweight chat server on a personal or organization server with custom port, MOTD, and logging.
• SSH-Based - Connects users to a shared chat room through a standard SSH client, providing a secure text-based conversation environment.
• Chat Servers - A multi-user chat room accessible through any standard SSH client, using SSH keys for authentication and identity.
• SSH Chat Servers - An encrypted group chat room accessible through any standard SSH client, using SSH keys for authentication and identity.
• SSH-Key Authenticated Communications - Providing encrypted, authenticated group chat for teams using existing SSH key infrastructure for identity and access control.
• SSH-Based Chat Rooms - Running a multi-user chat room accessible through any standard SSH client, with no additional software needed on the client side.
• SSH Session Management - Manages user connections as SSH sessions, handling join, leave, and message routing within a single process.
• Terminal Interfaces - Renders the chat interface as a terminal session, relying on ANSI escape codes for formatting and color output.
• User Identity Verification - Display the public key fingerprint of any connected user so participants can confirm each other's identity.
• Fingerprint-Based Identity Systems - Identifies and authenticates users by their SSH public key fingerprints, enabling persistent identities and role-based access control.
• SSH Authorized Keys Validators - Elevate users to administrator status based on their SSH public keys listed in a designated file.
• Admin Key Assignments - Designate certain public keys as administrators to grant them elevated privileges in the chat room.
• Whitelist-Based Key Access Controls - Restricts server access and assigns admin roles by reading whitelist and admin key files at connection time.
• SSH Key Authenticated Chats - A chat server that identifies and authenticates users by their SSH public keys.
• Group Chats - A multi-user text conversation platform that runs over the SSH protocol.
• SSH Transport Integrations - Uses the SSH protocol for encrypted transport and user authentication, eliminating the need for separate credentials or TLS setup.
• User Access Controls - Control who can join the chat by whitelisting or blocking users and removing disruptive participants by kicking them from the room.
• SSH Host Key Configurations - Set the SSH private key used to identify the server for controlling its cryptographic identity.
• Chat Message Logs - Persists all chat messages to a configurable log file for record-keeping and moderation review.
• Private Messaging Systems - Delivers a direct message to a specific user in the chat room using a command, keeping the conversation private from others.
• Service Port Bindings - Bind the chat server to a specific port so it can coexist with other SSH services on the same machine.
• Chat Color Themes - Change the color theme of the chat interface when the connecting SSH client supports color output.
• Terminal Color Themes - Adjust the visual color scheme of the chat interface when the user's SSH client supports color customization.
• Server Infrastructure - Chat platform implemented over the SSH protocol.
• Media and Entertainment - Chat with other users directly over an SSH connection.

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