GigaTribe

GigaTribe has undergone many changes. Initially, the software was known as TribalWeb until 2.4.4.0, which was then followed with the redesign of the product in 3.00.002. Many updated versions have been released over the years, including the newer Mac and Linux versions. As of May 2020, the latest version (3.06.004) runs on the three main operating system series (Windows – MacOS – Linux) and now enables users to find other users with similar interests (via the recent introduction of # hashtags). ==Design==

In GigaTribe, there is a P2P connection between users, however the files are not being shared in public. You can choose to whom you need to send the files and they will be transferred directly to the computer of that particular user. Files may go through the servers of GigaTribe company (if VPN connection is chosen), but they are still being encrypted on the way to the receiver. ==API==

Gigatribe API is a collection of HTTP GET/POST services exposing Gigatribe functions to developers. The purpose is to help developers build their Gigatribe applications with less effort. The applications will be able to perform inviting users, joining tribes, reading contacts information, etc, outside the desktop version of Gigatribe software, for example, in a web forum. So as to enable developers to compose less code to call an API, GigaTribe team developed a customer library, which embodied the code for requesting for authorization code, access token and the code for calling an API, that works on PHP. In terms of security, these services use OAuth 2.0, which is an open-standard protocol for authorization. ==References==