abhikandoi2000/bitmask_client

Desktop client application for the LEAP platform, supporting encrypted internet proxy, secure email, and secure chat (coming soon). The client is written in Python, runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is licensed under the GPLv3.

Bitmask

your internet encryption toolkit

Bitmask is the multiplatform desktop client for the services offered by the LEAP Platform.

It is written in python using PySide and licensed under the GPL3. Currently we distribute pre-compiled bundles for Linux, OSX and Windows.

Read the Docs!

The latest documentation is available at Read The Docs.

Dependencies

Bitmask depends on these libraries:

• python 2.6 or 2.7
• qt4 libraries
• libopenssl
• openvpn

Python packages are listed in pkg/requirements.pip and pkg/test-requirements.pip

Getting dependencies under debian

With a Debian based system, to be able to run Bitmask you need to run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install git python-dev python-setuptools
python-virtualenv python-pip python-openssl libsqlite3-dev g++ openvpn
pyside-tools python-pyside libffi-dev

Installing

Quick install, from the cheese shop:

$ sudo pip install leap.bitmask

If you prefer to install from sources:

$ make
$ sudo python2 setup.py install

Running

After a successful installation, there should be a launcher called bitmask somewhere in your path:

$ bitmask

If you are testing a new provider and do not have a CA certificate chain tied to your SSL certificate, you should execute Bitmask in the following way:

$ bitmask --danger

But DO NOT use it on a regular basis.

WARNING: If you use the --danger flag you may be victim to a MITM attack without noticing. Use at your own risk.

Hacking

The code is browsable online at:

https://leap.se/git/?p=bitmask_client.git

If you want to hack on the develop branch, the preferred way is to use the bootstrap_develop.sh script:

$ curl https://raw.github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client/develop/pkg/scripts/bootstrap_develop.sh
$ chmod +x bootstrap_develop.sh

Run the bootstrap script:

$ ./bootstrap_develop.sh init

This will download all the required repositories and setup the development environment.

Run Bitmask:

$ ./bootstrap_develop.sh run -dN  # -d for debug and -N for No version check

or:

$ source bitmask.venv/bin/activate
$ python bitmask_client/src/leap/bitmask/app.py -dN

Note: The No version check flag -N is required since in the develop branch we have not set (yet) the version number compatible with the current running servers.

Testing

Have a look at pkg/test-requirements.pip for the tests dependencies.

To run the test suite:

$ ./run_tests.sh

which the first time should automagically install all the needed dependencies in your virtualenv for you.

License

Bitmask is released under the terms of the GNU GPL version 3 or later.