End-to-End Encryption for RCS, enabling Secure Cross-Platform Messaging.
Text messages sent between iOS & Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption, after the GSM Association published new specifications for the RCS protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE.
![The new GSMA specifications for RCS include E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security [MLS] protocol via what's called the Rich Communication Services [RCS] Universal Profile 3.0.
"The new specifications define how to apply MLS within the context of RCS," Tom Van Pelt, technical director of GSMA, said. "These procedures ensure that messages and other content such as files remain confidential and secure as they travel between clients."
<https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/rcs-encryption-a-leap-towards-secure-and-interoperable-messaging/>
This also means that RCS will be the first "large-scale messaging service" to have support for interoperable E2EE between different client implementations from different providers in the near future.
The development comes nearly six months after the GSMA said it was working towards implementing end-to-end encryption [E2EE] to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. The move followed Apple's decision to roll out support for RCS in its own Messages app with iOS 18.
Google said, "We've always been committed to providing a secure messaging experience, and Google Messages users have had end-to-end encrypted [E2EE] RCS messaging for years. We're excited to have this updated specification from GSMA and work as quickly as possible with the mobile ecosystem to implement and extend this important user protection to cross-platform RCS messaging."](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/194/978/375/605/770/original/ae19ccf056d1258e.jpeg "The new GSMA specifications for RCS include E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security [MLS] protocol via what's called the Rich Communication Services [RCS] Universal Profile 3.0.
\"The new specifications define how to apply MLS within the context of RCS,\" Tom Van Pelt, technical director of GSMA, said. \"These procedures ensure that messages and other content such as files remain confidential and secure as they travel between clients.\"
<https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/rcs-encryption-a-leap-towards-secure-and-interoperable-messaging/>
This also means that RCS will be the first \"large-scale messaging service\" to have support for interoperable E2EE between different client implementations from different providers in the near future.
The development comes nearly six months after the GSMA said it was working towards implementing end-to-end encryption [E2EE] to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. The move followed Apple's decision to roll out support for RCS in its own Messages app with iOS 18.
Google said, \"We've always been committed to providing a secure messaging experience, and Google Messages users have had end-to-end encrypted [E2EE] RCS messaging for years. We're excited to have this updated specification from GSMA and work as quickly as possible with the mobile ecosystem to implement and extend this important user protection to cross-platform RCS messaging.\"")
Ghost connects its newsletters to the open web. Newsletter #platform #Ghost switched on its #fediverse connectivity this week, allowing bloggers to share their works across the various social platforms that support the open #ActivityPub #protocol.
https://www.theverge.com/news/632880/ghost-newsletter-blog-fediverse-activitypub-beta-live
@stman
I must warn you I’m not into conspiracies…
I remember a time when I was dialing up to a University computer to work on programmes for assignments (early 1980s) and the ‘internet’ was ‘clean’, that is to say I don’t think WWW was born yet - the stuff polluting the on-line world.
And I stand by my assertion (fully backed up by any Computer communications 101 course book) the #Internet is just a #protocol stack. I ought to know I study it and used used for over 30 years.
Question for the #Fediverse / #Mastodon community:
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1) What would #Bluesky have to do to make their world attractive to you.
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2) Related: is an #app that integrates #ATProto and #ActivityPub #protocol a practical possibility?
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I am posting this hoping to start a #public #conversation. I am @EubieDrew.bsky.social over there. Also put a post about this on Bluesky -- https://bsky.app/profile/eubiedrew.bsky.social/post/3ljselb7upc22
What is #ActivityPub? 
ActivityPub is an open, decentralised #W3C-#protocol that allows different social media and social messenger platforms to communicate easily.
#JoinMastodon! 
Choose any #Mastodon instance based on your interests, language, or moderation style. Or just choose https://mastodon.social: You can easily move at any time anyway!
https://Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News (2/2)
Wayland: The Modern Display Server Protocol for UNIX-like Systems
Wayland represents a significant evolution in the way graphical systems are built for UNIX-like operating systems. It was conceived as a response to the longstanding complexity of the X Window System, aiming to create a simpler, more efficient, and secure mechanism for managing display output and user input.
Read More: https://machaddr.substack.com/p/wayland-the-modern-display-server
NordVPN introduces the NordWhisper protocol to evade complex VPN blocks by mimicking normal web traffic, amid increased global VPN regulations.NordVPN announced a groundbreaking protocol, NordWhisper, designed to bypass stringent VPN blocks.Technological innovations continue to redefine the realms of internet privacy and security. #NordVPN #protocol #security #technology #VPN
https://redrobot.online/2025/02/nordvpns-nordwhisper-protocol-a-leap-in-bypassing-vpn-blocks/
NordVPN introduces the NordWhisper protocol to evade complex VPN blocks by mimicking normal web traffic, amid increased global VPN regulations.NordVPN announced a groundbreaking protocol, NordWhisper, designed to bypass stringent VPN blocks.Technological innovations continue to redefine the realms of internet privacy and security. #NordVPN #protocol #security #technology #VPN
https://redrobot.online/2025/02/nordvpns-nordwhisper-protocol-a-leap-in-bypassing-vpn-blocks/
#HumanShield in #Gaza, May 2024.
»#Israeli forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly #Palestinian man in Gaza and forced him to act as a human shield before killing him and his wife, an investigation by the Israeli news website #HaMakom has revealed. […]
According to HaMakom the decision to use the elderly man as a human shield was part of a long-standing tactic called the "#mosquito #protocol" which involves Israeli soldiers ordering Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped locations - houses, tunnels, and other structures - ahead of the Israeli troops. […]
another Israeli soldier rejected the army's official line, telling HaMakom that "the mosquito protocol is completely regulated, and it's a very gray zone within the army."«
IPv4 and IPv6: Evolution, Key Differences, and the Engineers Behind the Protocols
The Internet Protocol (IP) serves as the foundational communication system for the internet, dictating how data packets are addressed and transmitted across networks. The two primary versions in use today are IPv4 and IPv6, each with distinct characteristics, histories, and contributions from various engineers.
Read More: https://machaddr.substack.com/p/ipv4-and-ipv6-evolution-key-differences
What is happening with the #Matrix protocol?
Why do single developer (such as the dev of #schildichat ) needs to clean up for the whole (matrix) team?
Why is a majority of the donation money to matrix spent on a single homeserver?
Why can't the clients keep up with the server updates...
Why are there #Encryption /decryption issues so often......
let me remind you of important messaging security concepts like "participant consistency" and "global transcript" from the seminal paper https://oaklandsok.github.io/papers/unger2014.pdf from a time when signal was still unambiguously textsecure and axolotl.
now think hard, if the messaging product du jour you are cheering for can do these, or not only "lacks selectors" but also these properties?
Are you interested in joining the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member?
Well, now is the right time to do it!
Please apply until February 16th, 2025, 00:00 UTC!
#XSF #XMPP #IETF #Standard #Protocol #Decentralizion #Federation
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