ANONguard vs Smoke
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
ANONguard
ANONguard anonymises the Internet connection. In the process, the IP address of the smartphone is hidden with the help of the AN.ON anonymisation service (https://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/).
Smoke
Summary of Smoke * Aliases. Preserve your contacts. * Almost zero-dependency software. * Application lock. * Argon2id and PBKDF2 key-derivation functions. * Automatic, oscillatory public-key exchange protocol, via SipHash. * BSD 3-clause license. * Completed. * Content is recorded via authenticated encryption. * Decentralized. TCP, and UDP multicast and unicast. * Does not require Internet connectivity. * Does not require registration. Telephone numbers are not required. * Encrypted communications. * Eventful tasks. Limited polling. * F-Droid. * Fiasco forward secrecy. * Future-proof software. * Introduces Cryptographic Discovery. Cryptographic Discovery is a practical protocol which creates coordinated data paths. * Juggling Juggernaut Protocol! * Manufactured tool tips! * McEliece Fujisaka and Pointcheval. * Message structures do not explicitly expose contents. Header-less protocols! Some messages do include type information. * Mobile servers via SmokeStack. * Obfuscation of resident secret keys. * Optional foreground services. * Optional silence over the wires. * Original implementation of SipHash. * Ozone destinations: private and public repositories. * Post offices for messages of the past. * Private servers. * Public and private public-key servers. * Rainbow digital signature scheme. * Reliable distribution of archived messages. * Reliable distribution of deliverable text messages. * SPHINCS digital signature scheme. * SSL/TLS through SmokeStack. * Semi-compatible with Spot-On via Fire. * Share files with TCP utilities such as Netcat. * SipHash-128. * Smoke and mirrors. * Software congestion control. * Software manual included. * Steam, reliable file sharing. TCP over the Echo! * Steamrolling, or, real-time broadcasting of inbound Steams to fellow participants. * Super McEliece: m = 13, t = 118.
| Feature | ANONguard | Smoke |
|---|---|---|
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Password ManagerMessagingBrowser | MessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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