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Hard-Chat – A serverless, RAM-only P2P terminal chat

Hard-Chat is a browser-only, serverless P2P chat that uses WebRTC for direct connections and AES-GCM 256-bit encryption derived via PBKDF2 (100 k iterations) from a 100-character random Room Key. The application stores no cookies or local data, offers a panic-purge button, and relies on 18 STUN/TURN servers for NAT traversal, requiring both users to load the page over HTTPS simultaneously.