- Record voice notes in-browser, sent over the chunked AES-GCM file-transfer
channel (per-file session key + signed SHA-256 integrity).
- Captured as PCM and encoded to WAV for universal playback (incl. iOS/Safari);
auto-accepted and played inline from an in-memory blob, never written to disk.
- Composer mic button with live waveform + timer; desktop shows mic + send side
by side, mobile swaps mic to send when typing.
- CSP media-src now allows blob: so recorded/received audio can play.
- Roadmap: Desktop Edition -> 5.0, new 5.5 'Secure Voice & Calls', later
milestones shifted; version bumped to 5.4.5.
- Update README, docs (security/API/cryptography), and CHANGELOG.
Ground-up visual redesign across the entire surface (landing, connection
setup, chat header, security verification report, file transfer, PWA
install/update/offline dialogs).
Offline reworked: store-and-forward queue (send while offline → queued,
delivered on reconnect), WhatsApp-style per-message delivery status
(sending/sent/delivered/not-sent) via delivery receipts, offline buffering
for messages to an offline peer, and offline state no longer leaking into
the connection indicator. Resilient chunked file transfer with retransmission
and auto-save. README + screenshots added.
Completes the messaging controls from v4.8.14 and fixes the bug that made them
appear broken for recipients.
Fixed:
- Per-message metadata was silently dropped for recipients. NotificationIntegration
wrapped onMessage and deliverMessageToUI with 2-arg shims that called the
originals without the 3rd argument (meta); with notifications enabled, view-once,
disappearing timers and unsend all failed on the receiving side. Both wrappers
now forward all arguments. Added tests/notification-meta-forwarding.test.mjs.
- Chat would not open after SAS: composer props were threaded into the wrong
component (EnhancedConnectionSetup vs EnhancedChatInterface) -> ReferenceError
nowTick on the verified re-render. Props moved to the chat component.
Changed:
- Code blocks: lightweight dependency-free syntax highlighting via React nodes
(no innerHTML/remote scripts); code mode expands the input; copy auto-clears
the clipboard after ~30s.
- View-once: configurable visible-after-open time (5s/15s/30s/1m) via meta.onceTtl.
- Disappearing timer: duration picker (Off/30s/5m/1h) instead of click-cycling.
- Composer toolbar moved next to "Send files"; borderless buttons, brand-orange
active state; pickers open upward and are mobile-friendly.
- Sender bubble background lightened to rgba(249,115,22,0.05).
Removed:
- Panic wipe button (disconnect already wipes keys and clears session state).
Transport unchanged: per-message metadata travels inside the encrypted envelope,
whitelisted/bounded by _sanitizeMessageMeta. Full suite: 19 files, all passing.
Docs (README, CHANGELOG) updated; version bumped to 4.8.20.
New privacy-focused messaging controls in the composer:
- Code blocks: button wraps the message in a fenced block; both peers render a
monospace code window with a copy button (clipboard auto-clears after ~30s).
Window is built from sanitized text via React nodes — no new XSS surface.
- View-once: recipient sees a blurred bubble, reveals on tap, then it is wiped.
Honestly cooperative (not screenshot-proof).
- Disappearing messages: optional 30s/5m/1h timer auto-deletes on both sides
with a live countdown; incoming TTL clamped to [5s, 24h].
- Unsend (delete for everyone) via new MESSAGE_TYPES.message_delete control.
- Panic wipe: clears chat, wipes keys and disconnects (behind a confirm).
Transport:
- Per-message metadata (id / view-once / timer) travels inside the encrypted
envelope, not in the sanitized text, so content cannot spoof these controls.
- _sanitizeMessageMeta whitelists + bounds metadata on send and receive.
- AAD/replay protection, SAS gate and receive-side DOMPurify are unchanged.
Adds tests/secure-chat-features.test.mjs (full suite: 17 files, all passing).
Bumps version to 4.8.14 across package.json, package-lock.json, manifest.json,
index.html, meta.json, README, SECURITY_DISCLAIMER, header and init banner.
- Remove send-path keyword blocklist that silently rejected legitimate
messages (e.g. "constructor", "global", "document.", literal "javascript:")
without adding protection. XSS is enforced at the rendering boundary by the
receive-side DOMPurify pass and by sanitizeMessage() before encryption.
- Preserve newlines/tabs/indentation in _sanitizeInputString; stop collapsing
all whitespace which destroyed multi-line messages and code snippets.
- Stop logging raw AAD (sessionId + keyFingerprint) on validation failure;
log length only, in both message and file-message AAD validators.
- Add Strict-Transport-Security (2y + preload) and Permissions-Policy
(camera=self for QR, rest denied) to nginx.conf and .htaccess.
- Add tests/outgoing-message-integrity.test.mjs regression suite.
fix(file-transfer): announce received file once, not many times
The per-transfer lock used a single `if` check, so when 3+ chunk
operations queued on the same fileId they awaited the same in-flight
lock and then ran concurrently, breaking assembly atomicity. The lock
now loops until the slot is free (true serialization) and file assembly
is idempotent, so `File received` shows exactly once per file.
fix(verification): stop duplicate connection-setup system messages
handleVerificationBothConfirmed had no guard, so when both peers sent
verification_both_confirmed symmetrically one side ran both the local
detection path and the peer-notification path, emitting "Both parties
confirmed!" and the verified transition (and "Secure connection
established") twice. It now bails out if both confirmations are already
recorded.
fix(ui): wrap long DTLS fingerprint inside the chat bubble
The message text column is a flex child with default min-width:auto, so
the long unbroken fingerprint overflowed. Added min-w-0 so break-words
can wrap it.
chore(release): bump version to 4.8.12 in header, init banner, manifest
- add iceServers.js: allowlist-based validation/normalization of user-supplied
STUN/TURN URLs (rejects javascript:/data:/http/ws, control chars, enforces limits)
- add iceSettingsStore.js: opt-in persistence encrypted at rest with a
non-extractable AES-GCM device key in IndexedDB; load/save/clear
- add IceServerSettings.jsx modal: public vs custom servers, JSON/line input,
live validation, relay-only toggle, 'Test servers' connectivity check,
save-on-device prompt, forget-saved action
- wire chosen servers/privacy mode into EnhancedSecureWebRTCManager construction
(priority: custom > operator override > built-in defaults)
- entry point on the connection-creation screen next to the relay-only toggle
- add ice-servers-validation.test.mjs to the suite
Complete the mandatory receiver-consent gate that was wired in the
backend but never connected to the UI callback chain:
- Add the missing onIncomingFileRequest (4th) callback to
setFileTransferCallbacks in app.jsx — its absence caused
handleFileTransferStart to auto-reject every incoming file.
- Remove independent callback registration from FileTransferComponent;
the component was overwriting app-level callbacks on mount and
nulling all four on unmount, silently breaking progress/received/
error handlers whenever the panel was hidden.
- Lift pendingIncomingFiles state to the root component so consent
prompts are shown regardless of panel visibility; auto-open the
panel on incoming request.
- Add getReceivedFileObjectURL / revokeReceivedFileObjectURL on
EnhancedSecureWebRTCManager for download buttons in the panel.
- Update file-transfer-ui-cleanup regression test to match the new
single-owner callback architecture.
- All 14 tests pass; clean production build.
- Update version to v4.7.53
- Add Desktop Edition documentation (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Update roadmap with all versions and dates
- Add mobile apps information (Q1 2026)
- Expand security and development sections
- Update URLs to securebit.chat domain
- Disable timer-based key rotation for Double Ratchet mode
- Auto-reinitialize encryption keys when missing but ECDH available
- Preserve active keys during periodic cleanup in ratchet sessions
- Fix IndexedDB "database closing" errors with connection checking
- Add individual transactions per queue item to prevent race conditions
Updated PBKDF2 key derivation parameters to align with OWASP 2025 recommendations.
PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 now uses 310,000 iterations instead of 100,000 to improve resistance
against modern GPU and ASIC brute-force attacks.
- Updated both encryptData() and decryptData() derivation routines.
- Ensures ~100ms derivation time on modern CPUs (meets OWASP 2025 standard).
- No changes required for backward compatibility of existing ciphertexts.
- Implemented proper RFC 5869 compliant HKDF key derivation process
- Added Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) key for enhanced session security
- Improved key separation using unique info parameters for each derived key
- Enhanced salt size from 32 to 64 bytes for increased entropy
- Added comprehensive key validation and error handling
- Implemented proper ECDH + HKDF integration following Web Crypto API best practices
- Added metadata encryption key for enhanced data protection
- Improved compatibility with modern cryptographic standards (RFC 7748, NIST SP 800-56A)
-Enhanced logging and debugging capabilities for cryptographic operations
- Maintained backward compatibility while upgrading security infrastructure
Security improvements:
- Cryptographic isolation between different key purposes
- Enhanced protection against cross-key attacks
- Improved resistance to future key compromise scenarios
- Better compliance with OWASP cryptographic storage guidelines
Technical details:
- Refactored deriveSharedKeys() method for proper HKDF implementation
- Updated WebRTC manager to use new messageKey API
- Added comprehensive error handling and validation
- Improved browser compatibility with standardized cryptographic operations
- This update strengthens the existing security foundation with modern cryptographic practices while maintaining full system compatibility.
Reworked getUnbiasedRandomInRange() to eliminate modulo bias by using
rejection sampling combined with bucket indexing instead of the `%` operator.
Added getUnbiasedRandomFloat() to safely generate unbiased floats for
sizeVariation and sizeMultiplier.
Reimplemented getUnbiasedRandomInRange() using rejection sampling for all range sizes to eliminate modulo bias and ensure uniform cryptographically secure randomness.
- Fixed biased cryptographic random with modulo operations
- Corrected biased cryptographic random with addition operations
- Resolved infinite page loading issue
- Rebuilt all distribution files
- Cache only essential PWA assets (manifest, icons, core scripts)
- Use Network First for all other requests
- Remove aggressive caching of UI components and styles
- Preserve PWA installation while minimizing cache footprint
- removed all logging of raw IV, JWK, session tokens, verification codes
→ logs now only include error codes, timestamps and short non-reversible SHA-256 hashes (first 4 bytes)
- replaced global master key storage with PBKDF2-derived non-extractable AES key
→ master key lives only in session memory and is cleared on timeout/focus-out
- added password-based derivation (PBKDF2) for master key initialization
- migrated persistent key storage to AES-GCM wrapped ciphertext in IndexedDB
→ JWK export → encrypt with session master key → store ciphertext + IV + metadata
→ unwrap + import as non-extractable on restore
- removed busy-wait loops and direct `window.gc()` calls
→ replaced with async non-blocking cleanup via setTimeout/Promise/WebWorker
- Removed temporary console logs used for debugging
- Disabled DEBUG_MODE flag
- Updated configuration to run in production mode
- Cleaned up leftover debug utilities to reduce noise in console
- Removed session creation and Lightning payment logic
- Refactored security system:
* no more restrictions
* all systems enabled on session creation
- Improved QR code exchange for mobile devices
Replace CDN React/ReactDOM/Babel with local libs; remove Babel and inline scripts
Build Tailwind locally, add safelist; switch to assets/tailwind.css
Self-host Font Awesome and Inter (CSS + woff2); remove external font CDNs
Implement strict CSP (no unsafe-inline/eval; scripts/styles/fonts from self)
Extract inline handlers; move PWA scripts to external files
Add local QR code generation (qrcode lib) and remove api.qrserver.com
Improve SessionTypeSelector visual selection (highlighted background and ring)
Keep PWA working with service worker and offline assets
Refs: CSP hardening, offline-first, no external dependencies
- Removed reliance on window.DEBUG_MODE and window.DISABLE_* flags.
- Configuration is now passed via constructor instead of global variables.
- Exposed API remains on `window.secureBitChat`, but without backup globals or hidden toggles.
- Consolidated multiple setInterval tasks into a single scheduler to reduce attack surface.
- Added strict limits for IV history and log storage to prevent memory exhaustion.
- Improved XSS hardening: no more global switches to disable security features.
- Removed unsafe exposure of internal objects:
• deleted all references to `window.fileTransferSystem`
• unified global API setup to a single immutable `safeGlobalAPI` via Object.freeze
• removed legacy branch with `delete window[name]`
- Logging improvements:
• eliminated all direct `console.*` calls (use `_secureLog` exclusively)
• fixed string templates with proper interpolation (``${var}``)
• prevented accidental fallback to raw console in production
- Cryptography enforcement:
• updated `_validateCryptographicSecurity()` to require ECDSA and PFS
• added emergency shutdown if critical crypto features are missing
• ensured consistent feature enabling for production
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