https://github.com/ajaysolver/p2p-chat-app

P2P Secure Chat Application - College Minor Project with GUI/CLI interfaces, encryption, and Red Hat Linux compatibility
https://github.com/ajaysolver/p2p-chat-app

chat-application kali-linux linux minor-project networking p2p python redhat socket-programming

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P2P Secure Chat Application - College Minor Project with GUI/CLI interfaces, encryption, and Red Hat Linux compatibility

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ajaysolver/p2p-chat-app
• Owner: Ajaysolver
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-11-12T09:09:20.000Z (8 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-11-12T10:58:57.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-11-12T11:24:42.266Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: chat-application, kali-linux, linux, minor-project, networking, p2p, python, redhat, socket-programming
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 625 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

          
# 🔒 P2P Secure Chat Application

![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8+-blue.svg)

![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-linux-red.svg)

![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)

![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-complete-success.svg)

**College Minor Project** - Computer Science Department  

*A fully functional Peer-to-Peer encrypted chat application built for Red Hat Linux.*

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## 🚀 Features

- 🔄 **True P2P Architecture** - No central server required

- 🔒 **End-to-End Encryption** - Secure message transmission using AES-256

- 🎨 **Dual Interface** - Both GUI (Tkinter) and CLI interfaces

- 🌐 **Network Discovery** - Automatic peer discovery and connection

- 📱 **Real-time Messaging** - Instant message delivery between peers

- 🐧 **Red Hat Optimized** - Specifically tested on RHEL/CentOS/Fedora

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## 📸 Demo

### GUI Interface

![GUI Demo](screenshots/full-gui-screen.png)

### CLI Interface

![GUI Demo](screenshots/gui-demo.png)

### Architecture

![Architecture](screenshots/gui-module-installation.png)

### Architecture

![Architecture](screenshots/module-check.png)

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## 🛠️ Quick Start

### Prerequisites

- Red Hat Linux 8+ / CentOS 8+ / Fedora 30+

- Python 3.8+

- Git

### Installation & Run

```bash

# Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/Alaysolver/p2p-chat-app.git

cd p2p-chat-app

# Install dependencies

chmod +x scripts/install_dependencies.sh

./scripts/install_dependencies.sh

# Start application (GUI)

./scripts/start_gui.sh

# Or start CLI version

python run.py --port 5000

# In the application, connect to another peer:

connect  

# Example:

connect 192.168.1.100 5001