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# FLO-Shared-Secret
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This app let you save encrypted secret in the FLO blockchain and produces a number of keys that must be combined to be able to decrypt the secret.
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A shared secret is a way of splitting a secret into n in keys such that m out of n keys are required to decrypt the message. Built using Shamir's shared secret algorithm, this app stores the encrypted secret message on blockchain and splits the key into n shares and any of the m share holders can decrypt the message.
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Storing secrets on the blockchain makes sure that the file can't be altered and is accessible from anywhere.Also allowing us to use shared secret algorithm for large messages.
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## Requirements
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1. linux operating system(working on a cross platform version).
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2. You need to run a full flo-qt wallet to run it. Download it from here https://github.com/floblockchain/flo
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3. Some amount of FLO if you want to post a secret
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**WARNING: Currently the app is using the testnet**
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## Usage
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1. Clone/download this repository. (https://github.com/akhil2015/FLO-shared-secret/)
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2. Run the binary file inside bin folder. (bin/FLO_Secret)
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**To create a shared-secret**
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3. click on POST to create a new shared secret message
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4. You will get a pdf containing your Secret ID and the shares of the keys used to encrypt it.
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5. It is a good practise to destroy the pdf once the shares have been distributed.
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**To read a shared secret**
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3. Click on GET to read the message.
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4. Enter the Secret ID and shares of the keys and your are done
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5. You should get a screen with the secret message displayed there.
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## Source code
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For Source code of the App is main.py
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