Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny

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Post by kfiven » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:23 PM UTC

Show HN: A web-based matrix client: Cinny
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Post by hutrdvnj » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

Does matrix support threads?

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Post by kixiQu » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:49 PM UTC

This is the smallest thing in the world but: in the screenshot on cinny.in: that's my chicken illustration! :D (Not my chicken, she belongs to https://www.instagram.com/chooks_in_town/ so I also put the illo on IG https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQETITJncO/)

More substantively: the look of this is so nice. My biggest complaint with element is UX around cross-signing (though I'd also switch in a heartbeat if someone hacked in voice messages somehow). How have you found all that to implement? (Totally fine if it's still on a roadmap, I'm just curious)

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Post by airstrike » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:49 PM UTC

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login

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EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space."

Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords.

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EDIT 2: Hitting reload on https://app.cinny.in/register leads to a 404

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Post by usbfingers » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:54 PM UTC

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

Note, some of that is a requirement by the Matrix protocol and is out of clients control. It's ultimately up to the server to configure different password requirements.

https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#notes-on-p...

> Clients SHOULD enforce that the password provided is suitably complex. The password SHOULD include a lower-case letter, an upper-case letter, a number and a symbol and be at a minimum 8 characters in length. Servers MAY reject weak passwords with an error code M_WEAK_PASSWORD.

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Post by kitkat_new » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

Wow, it really has a great first impression! The visual and feel is just amazing - and even basic E2EE seems to be available.

I'm definitely sold and following along with developments

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Post by stryan » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

hutrdvnj wrote: post #2

Does matrix support threads?

Threading is on the roadmap and should be coming Soonish (prototypes of it are already implemented in Dendrite, matrix.org's beta server).

Until then, it does support Reply messages similar to Discords.

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Post by the-dude » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:58 PM UTC

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

Login link doesn't work either.

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Post by prophesi » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

airstrike wrote: post #4

Link to the actual app https://app.cinny.in/login __________ EDIT: Upon registration "Password must contain 1 number, 1 uppercase letters, 1 lowercase letters, 1 non-alpha numeric number, 8-16 characters with no space." Not sure if that's a Matrix limitation or just javascript validation, but if it's on your end please don't do that... if anything you're enforcing less secure passwords. __________ EDIT 2: Hitting rel…

The max limit of 16 characters is odd.

As for the other requirements, it's just a matter of enabling various options in your password manager's generator. And if you're not using a password manager, it's very probable you're using/reusing insecure passwords.

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Post by Avi0n » Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

Wow, this is really well done. I love how fast it is. Any plans on making an electron desktop app? I would definitely use it.