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== XEP-0384: OMEMO Encryption (Signal / Text Secure) ==
== XEP-0384: OMEMO Encryption (Signal / Text Secure) ==


'''Recommendation:''' Implement.
'''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).
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).