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A TOTP constrained 1:1 secure tunnel built on hyperbeam
Timebeam is minimally viable level as of this version.
npm i timebeam
const Timebeam = require('timebeam')
let timebeam = new Timebeam({
secret: 'some super secret secret',
topic: 'some secure topic identifier',
clientPort: 8040,
serverPort: 8041
})
timebeam.on('connected', (timebeam)=>{
console.log('Timebeam Connected!')
})
timebeam.on('close', ()=>{
console.log('Timebeam closed')
})
// Simple terminal chat app
timebeam.on('data', data => {
console.log(data)
})
process.stdin.on('data', data => {
timebeam.send(data)
})
// Telnet to the client port to send messages to the server
// Telnet to the server port to send messages to the client
FAQs
A TOTP constrained secure tunnel built on hyperbeam
We found that timebeam demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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