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Developer releases open-source E2EE chat platform, invites security and code review

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A developer has publicly released Markero Chat, a self-built end-to-end encrypted messaging platform, after approximately four months of development. The project's source code is hosted on a public Git repository, allowing anyone to fork, clone, or contribute via pull requests. The platform includes Android build files, Firebase integration, and a test suite covering 103 backend, WebSocket, and cryptography tests. The developer is seeking community feedback specifically on the threat model, key-wrapping and message-encryption code paths, and general UX. Markero Chat is positioned as a self-hostable alternative rather than a direct competitor to Signal or Telegram, and the developer has requested responsible private disclosure of any discovered vulnerabilities.

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