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| Original author(s) | Chris Ballinger |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Chris Ballinger, David Chiles, and contributors |
| Initial release | 1.0.2 / February 27, 2012 [1] |
| Stable release | 5.0.4
[2]
/ August 13, 2021 |
| Repository |
github |
| Written in | Objective-C, Swift |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Size | 10.7 MB [3] |
| Available in | 30 languages [3] |
| Type | Communication |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later [4] |
| Website |
chatsecure |
ChatSecure is a messaging application for iOS which allows OTR and OMEMO encryption for the XMPP protocol. ChatSecure is free and open source software available under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.
ChatSecure has been used by international individuals [5] [6] and governments, [7] businesses, [8] and those spreading jihadi propaganda. [9] [10]
As of July 2023 the app haven't received any updates in almost two years. [11]
History
ChatSecure was originally released in 2011, and was the first iOS application to support OTR messaging. [12] In 2012, ChatSecure formed a partnership with The Guardian Project and the Gibberbot app was rebranded to "ChatSecure Android". [13]
In late 2016, the Android branding partnership was ended, [14] [15] with ChatSecure Android becoming 'Zom', [16] and ChatSecure iOS remaining as ChatSecure. ChatSecure iOS remains in active development and is unaffected by this change. Version 4.0 was released on January 17, 2017. [17]
ChatSecure is censored from the App Store in China. [18]
Reception
In November 2014, "ChatSecure + Orbot" received a perfect score on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's "Secure Messaging Scorecard"; [19] the combination received points for having communications encrypted in transit, having communications encrypted with keys the provider doesn't have access to ( end-to-end encryption), making it possible for users to independently verify their correspondents' identities, having past communications secure if the keys are stolen ( forward secrecy), having the code open to independent review ( open source), having the security designs well-documented, and having a recent independent security audit. [19]
See also
References
- ^ "ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS". GitHub.
- ^ "ChatSecure Messenger". 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "ChatSecure Messenger on the App Store". apps.apple.com. 13 August 2021.
- ^ "README.md". GitHub.
- ^ Glaser, April. "Your Selfies Are Insecure. Here's How to Encrypt Them". Wired.
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (11 December 2014). "Worried about leaky chats? Messaging apps are responding with security features". The Guardian.
- ^ Paletta, Damian (22 February 2016). "How the U.S. Fights Encryption—and Also Helps Develop It". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Pogue, David (2016). "Your E-mail Password Will Never Be Safe". Scientific American. 316 (1): 24. Bibcode: 2016SciAm.316a..24P. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0117-24. PMID 28004711.
- ^ "'Dark net' Islamic preachers under intelligence lens". 12 January 2017.
- ^ "ISIS recommends list of secure-messaging apps amid heated U.S. encryption debate". The Daily Dot. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Commits · ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "ChatSecure iOS Security Audit". ChatSecure. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Nathan Freitas (24 October 2013). "ChatSecure v12 Provides Comprehensive Mobile Security and a Whole New Look". GuardianProject.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "The End of ChatSecure Android". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "ChatSecure 4.0 Launches With Support For Signal-Derivative 'OMEMO' Protocol (Update)". 18 January 2017.
- ^ "zom/Zom-Android". GitHub.
- ^ "ChatSecure v4.0 - OMEMO and Signal Protocol". 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Apple Censorship: ChatSecure".
- ^ a b "Secure Messaging Scorecard". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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| Original author(s) | Chris Ballinger |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Chris Ballinger, David Chiles, and contributors |
| Initial release | 1.0.2 / February 27, 2012 [1] |
| Stable release | 5.0.4
[2]
/ August 13, 2021 |
| Repository |
github |
| Written in | Objective-C, Swift |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Size | 10.7 MB [3] |
| Available in | 30 languages [3] |
| Type | Communication |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later [4] |
| Website |
chatsecure |
ChatSecure is a messaging application for iOS which allows OTR and OMEMO encryption for the XMPP protocol. ChatSecure is free and open source software available under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.
ChatSecure has been used by international individuals [5] [6] and governments, [7] businesses, [8] and those spreading jihadi propaganda. [9] [10]
As of July 2023 the app haven't received any updates in almost two years. [11]
History
ChatSecure was originally released in 2011, and was the first iOS application to support OTR messaging. [12] In 2012, ChatSecure formed a partnership with The Guardian Project and the Gibberbot app was rebranded to "ChatSecure Android". [13]
In late 2016, the Android branding partnership was ended, [14] [15] with ChatSecure Android becoming 'Zom', [16] and ChatSecure iOS remaining as ChatSecure. ChatSecure iOS remains in active development and is unaffected by this change. Version 4.0 was released on January 17, 2017. [17]
ChatSecure is censored from the App Store in China. [18]
Reception
In November 2014, "ChatSecure + Orbot" received a perfect score on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's "Secure Messaging Scorecard"; [19] the combination received points for having communications encrypted in transit, having communications encrypted with keys the provider doesn't have access to ( end-to-end encryption), making it possible for users to independently verify their correspondents' identities, having past communications secure if the keys are stolen ( forward secrecy), having the code open to independent review ( open source), having the security designs well-documented, and having a recent independent security audit. [19]
See also
References
- ^ "ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS". GitHub.
- ^ "ChatSecure Messenger". 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "ChatSecure Messenger on the App Store". apps.apple.com. 13 August 2021.
- ^ "README.md". GitHub.
- ^ Glaser, April. "Your Selfies Are Insecure. Here's How to Encrypt Them". Wired.
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (11 December 2014). "Worried about leaky chats? Messaging apps are responding with security features". The Guardian.
- ^ Paletta, Damian (22 February 2016). "How the U.S. Fights Encryption—and Also Helps Develop It". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Pogue, David (2016). "Your E-mail Password Will Never Be Safe". Scientific American. 316 (1): 24. Bibcode: 2016SciAm.316a..24P. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0117-24. PMID 28004711.
- ^ "'Dark net' Islamic preachers under intelligence lens". 12 January 2017.
- ^ "ISIS recommends list of secure-messaging apps amid heated U.S. encryption debate". The Daily Dot. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Commits · ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "ChatSecure iOS Security Audit". ChatSecure. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Nathan Freitas (24 October 2013). "ChatSecure v12 Provides Comprehensive Mobile Security and a Whole New Look". GuardianProject.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "The End of ChatSecure Android". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "ChatSecure 4.0 Launches With Support For Signal-Derivative 'OMEMO' Protocol (Update)". 18 January 2017.
- ^ "zom/Zom-Android". GitHub.
- ^ "ChatSecure v4.0 - OMEMO and Signal Protocol". 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Apple Censorship: ChatSecure".
- ^ a b "Secure Messaging Scorecard". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
External links
| Email clients | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Secure communication |
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|
Disk encryption ( Comparison) | |||||||||||||||
| Anonymity | |||||||||||||||
| File systems ( List) | |||||||||||||||
|
Security-focused operating system | |||||||||||||||
| Service providers | |||||||||||||||
| Educational | |||||||||||||||
| Anti–computer forensics | |||||||||||||||
| Related topics | |||||||||||||||