hack-house/hh/README.md
leetcrypt bb1d662ee1 chore: rename project coven → hack-house ⛧
Rebrand the Rust client crate (coven/ → hh/, package+binary "hack-house"),
README, CLI strings, and branch (coven → hack-house). Gitea repo renamed
cmd-chat → hack-house to match. Crypto/server logic unchanged; selftest +
golden-vector test still green, binary is now `hack-house`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-30 13:29:14 -07:00

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# ⛧ hack-house ⛧
### encrypted collaborative sessions with a summoned sandbox
`zero-knowledge server · end-to-end fernet · srp · ratatui`
*they want you dependent. we want you free.*
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---
**hack-house** is the evolution of `cmd-chat`: a multi-user, end-to-end-encrypted
terminal session where a small crew shares chat, files, and — when
summoned — a disposable sandboxed Linux box they drive together, with real
Linux permissions and an owner who can delegate the keys.
The server never sees plaintext. Everything — messages, files, terminal output —
is relayed as opaque ciphertext. Close the window, the house empties.
## status
This is the Rust client (`ratatui`) for the unchanged Python (Sanic) server. The
wire protocol is JSON-over-WebSocket; SRP + HKDF→Fernet are byte-for-byte
compatible with the Python `srp` / `cryptography` stack.
| phase | feature | state |
|---|---|---|
| **P0** | Rust↔Python SRP / Fernet crypto parity | ✅ proven (golden vectors + live + cross-lang E2E) |
| **P2** | multi-user session (cap 4, infra for more) + authoritative roster | ✅ server-side done |
| **P1** | ratatui UI (chat, roster, themes) | 🚧 in progress |
| **P3** | sandbox box (multipass/docker) + shared PTY | ⏳ designed (see `../docs/spec-collaborative-sandbox.md`) |
| **P4** | permissions (app RBAC + VM unix users / sudo) | ⏳ designed |
| **P5** | file + directory uploads into the shared session | ⏳ designed |
## crypto parity — the load-bearing proof
```
$ hack-house selftest # offline: Rust SRP ≡ Python srp golden vectors
$ hack-house handshake <ip> <port> <name> --password <pw> --no-tls
⛧ /srp/verify ok — server identity proven (H_AMK ✓)
⛧ round-trip ✓ decrypted: "the house is open ⛧"
```
`tools/gen_vectors.py` regenerates the golden vectors from the live Python
library (must match the server's `_ctsrp` backend with `rfc5054_enable()`).
> **note:** the SRP identity is always the fixed room identity `b"chat"`; the
> display name is carried only in JSON, never in the SRP proof. The Python `srp`
> package's `rfc5054_enable()` toggles the *active backend's* flag — vectors must
> be generated with the same backend the server actually loads (`_ctsrp`).
## license
MIT · *malware bless · hack the planet*