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This page aims to provide an overview, comparison and evaluation of existing and proposed end-to-end security solutions for XMPP, after providing the characteristings of the XMPP setting with regard to communication and the security of it. | This page aims to provide an overview, comparison and evaluation of existing and proposed end-to-end security solutions for XMPP, after providing the characteristings of the XMPP setting with regard to communication and the security of it. | ||
= | = Proposals = | ||
== XEP-0384: OMEMO Encryption (Signal / Text Secure) == | |||
'''Recommendation:''' Implement if you need forward secrecy. | |||
OMEMO is based on the Signal double ratchet and provides forward secrecy, compatibility with history retrieval for devices that are already part of the ratchet, and a number of other benefits over legacy encryption mechanisms. It has had an independent third party audit (see related links at bottom). | |||
== XEP-0373: OpenPGP for XMPP / XEP-0374: OpenPGP for XMPP Instant Messaging == | |||
'''Recommendation:''' Exploratory implementations are encouraged. | |||
The OpenPGP for XMPP (OX) specification currently consists of a baseline specification: [https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0373.html XEP-0373] and a profile for Instant Messaging specification [https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0374.html XEP-0374]. It is under active development and thus subject to change although can be considered pretty stable regarding most parts. | |||
OX attempts to fix the various security design flaws of XEP-0027, and additionally specifies features like "arbitrary extension element" verification and protection. | |||
Implementations are available for Gajim and Smack, and have been successfully tested against each other for interoperability. | |||
== XEP-0027 ( | == XEP-0027 (Legacy OpenPGP) == | ||
'''Recommendation:''' implement | '''Recommendation:''' Do '''not implement''', as the specification has [https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0027.html#security serious security issues]. | ||
One of the first proposals for end-to-end security is based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy PGP] and described in [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0027.html XEP-0027]. | One of the first proposals for end-to-end security is based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy PGP] and described in [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0027.html XEP-0027]. | ||
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== OTR (Off-the-record Messaging) == | == OTR (Off-the-record Messaging) == | ||
'''Recommendation:''' implement | '''Recommendation:''' do not implement unless compatibility with legacy clients is required. | ||
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[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/ OTR] is a crypto protocol, specifically designed to secure instant messaging conversations. Its usage in XMPP is documented (but not standardized) in https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0364.html | |||
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= Comparative Overview = | = Comparative Overview = | ||
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!colspan="5" |Security property | !colspan="5" |Security property | ||
!colspan="2" |Communication patterns | !colspan="2" |Communication patterns | ||
!colspan=" | !colspan="3" |Compatibility with XMPP | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Authenticity | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature#Authentication Authenticity] | ||
!Integrity | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security#Integrity Integrity] | ||
!Encryption | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption Encryption] | ||
!Forward secrecy | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy Forward secrecy] | ||
! | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleability_(cryptography) Malleability] | ||
!One-to-One | !One-to-One | ||
!Groupchat | !Groupchat | ||
!Offline messages | !Offline messages | ||
!Multiple resources | !Multiple resources | ||
!Discovery of support | !Discovery of support | ||
|- | |- | ||
|XEP- | |OMEMO (XEP-0384) | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
| | |Except in the case of a malicious authenticated device | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|By authenticated devices | |||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes ( | |Yes (Non-anonymous only) | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|- | |||
|XEP-0374: OpenPGP for XMPP Instant Messaging | |||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|No | |No | ||
| | |N/A | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
| | |Possible and planned, but currently unspecified | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|- | |||
|Legacy PGP (XEP-0027) | |||
|No (messages only encrypted, not signed) | |||
|No | |No | ||
|Yes | |||
|No | |No | ||
|N/A | |||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
| | |No | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
|Yes (if same keypair at all resources) | |||
|No | |No | ||
|- | |- | ||
|OTR | |OTR | ||
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|Yes | |Yes | ||
|No | |No | ||
|No | |No | ||
|No | |No | ||
|No | |No | ||
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= Discussion = | = Discussion = | ||
If you have any questions or comments regarding this page, please [xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org?join join the XSF chatroom at xsf@muc.xmpp.org]. | If you have any questions or comments regarding this page, please [xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org?join join the XSF chatroom at xsf@muc.xmpp.org]. | ||
= Abandoned and Legacy E2EE specifications = | |||
Those specifications are very likely not relevant any more. They either gained no adoption or where replaced in favor of newer specifications. They are listed here only for the sake of completeness. | |||
== draft-miller-xmpp-e2e == | |||
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-miller-xmpp-e2e/ | |||
== ESessions == | |||
https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0187.html | |||
https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0188.html | |||
== RFC 3923: End-to-End Signing and Object Encryption for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) == | |||
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3923 | |||