SecureChatApplication

The final group project for 3A04. Designing a prototype for a secure chat application utilizing a Key distribution center, symmetric key encryptions, and a mediated authentication protocol.

Icons:

• Home: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/menu. Icon created by Fengquanli - Flaticon
• Messages:https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/message. Message icon created by Freepik - Flaticon
• Calls: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/android. Call icon created by Afdalul Zikri - Flaticon
• Account: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/user. User account icon created by Freepik - Flaticon
• Survey: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/questionnaire. Survey icon created by IYIKON - Flaticon

To run on CMD:

1. Ensure that Java JDK version 8 or higher is installed. run java -version and see that it is "1.8.____"

2. Ensure Gradle is installed and on the PATH. Check by running gradle -v. Can install from https://gradle.org/install/

3. Use gitbash or equivalent and go to the folder for this application (SecureChatApplication)

4. Run gradle wrapper in the main folder of SecureChatApplication

5. Run ./gradlew build

6. Run cd server/bin/main

7. Run java com/example/server/KDC

8. Open up another gitbash and repeat previous step 6

9. Run java com/example/server/AccountManagement on the new gitbash

10. Install cmdline-tools from Android Studio tools package and extract the zip anywhere. Can also locate an existing version of it (Commonly found in Program Files (x86)/Android/android-sdk)

11. launching gitbash as admin and locate the cmdline-tools folder.

12. Run ./sdkmanager platform-tools emulator or ./sdkmanager.bat platform-tools emulator

13. Create Environment Variables ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=Path of the cmdline-tools folder. Same with ANDROID_HOME

14. Add emulator directory, platform-tools directory, and cmdline-tools/{version num}/bin to PATH and restart gitbash in admin mode

15. Run ./sdkmanager platforms;android-34 in cmdline-tools folder

16. Run ./sdkmanager build-tools;34.0.0

17. Run ./sdkmanager system-images;android-34;google_apis;x86_64

18. Run avdmanager create avd --name android34 --package "system-images;android-34;google_apis;x86_64" and use default settings

19. Run emulator -avd android34

20. Navigate to where the apk file is stored (Default is SecureChatApplication/app/release), copy it over to cmdline-tools, navigate over there and run abd install app-release.apk

Alternate way to run:

1. Ensure that Java JDK version 8 or higher is installed. run java -version and see that it is "1.8.____"

2. Ensure Gradle is installed and on the PATH. Check by running gradle -v. Can install from https://gradle.org/install/

3. Use gitbash or equivalent and go to the folder for this application (SecureChatApplication)

4. Run gradle wrapper in the main folder of SecureChatApplication

5. Run ./gradlew build

6. Run cd server/bin/main

7. Run java com/example/server/KDC

8. Open up another gitbash and repeat previous step 6

9. Run java com/example/server/AccountManagement on the new gitbash

10. Open the project in Android Studio, create an emulator in device manager, run module SecureChatApplication.app.main

All of the above references: https://medium.com/@yohan.ardiansyah90/how-to-run-android-emulator-for-development-without-android-studio-f0e73682af3a

When making APK: password is 'admin1'