:IF: Autonomi Browser Extension - An Introduction

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Hi all,

As some of you might have seen, I’ve been working on an Autonomi browser extension.

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SafeBox enables users to use the Autonomi network from the comfort of their web browser.

The vast majority of potential users will be using a web browser - and while they would love to see all the content on Autonomi, they may lack the technical expertise to do so.

This extension connects via a web-socket to a local client that interfaces with the Autonomi network.

The local client could potentially be hosted on a remote server in the future.
This would then only require the end user to have the extension, eliminating the need for a local client (planned for future release).

Here are the three repos:

Autonomi Browser Extension:

SafeBox Local Client:

Example Webpage Showcase:

There are of course going to be bugs so I would love contributors to the code-base, and testers!

You can also see the project page at:
https://impossible-futures.com/projects/safebox-autonomi-browser-extension

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Is the goal to add this extension to the official add-on stores of google chrome, firefox and so on?

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Yes that’s the plan. Chrome first, firefox would come later.
The market share of Chrome demands priority :sweat_smile:

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This one gonna be big! Could it work on chrome mobile too if it was hosted on a remote server?
I wonder if there is an opportunity with @Traktion AntTP. That really opens some flood gates imo. SafeBox FTW!

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Chrome first for sure, but second most important browser is Safari.

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I’m not sure as I don’t have experience with chrome mobile, but I’d assume so.

With the remote server method, it might even be easier in terms of configuration to secure with wss than with the local client. The transport encryption is what I am focusing on now as currently it’s just via unsecured transport in the websockets (ws vs wss).

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