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This paper aims at giving an overview of the different core protocols used for decentralized chat and email-oriented services. This work is part of a survey of 30 projects focused on decentralized and/or end-to-end encrypted internet messaging, currently conducted in the early stages of the H2020 CAPS project NEXTLEAP.
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And the “Matrix Console” messaging app for Android reportedly has “between 1000 and 5000 downloads”.
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WhatsApp turns to end-to-end encryption by default in April 2016.
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The full 30 case studies can be downloaded from https://nextleap.eu.
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Briar, Caliopen, ChatSecure, CoverMe, CryptoCat, Equalit.ie, GData, i2P, Jitsi, Mailpile, Mailvelope, ParanoiaWorks, Patchwork, Pidgin, Pixelated, Pond, Protonmail, qTOX, Ricochet, Scramble, Signal, SilentCircle, SureSpot, Teem/SwellRT, Telegram, Threema, TorMessenger, Vuvuzela, Wickr, Wire.
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Ermoshina, K., Musiani, F., Halpin, H. (2016). End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Protocols: An Overview. In: Bagnoli, F., et al. Internet Science. INSCI 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9934. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45982-0_22
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