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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]
- ^ "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.