title: Hacking an IPv6 based chat system (WIP)
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pub_date: 2019-10-13
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author: Nico Schottelius
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twitter_handle: NicoSchottelius
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abstract:
The strength of IPv6 is to allow direct connections between devices.
Let's explore how one could build a fully decentralised chat system.
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body:

As you might know, recent events in
[Hong Kong](/u/blog/how-ipv6-can-help-protesters-in-honk-kong)