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Re: [xmpp] End-to-End Encryption Milestone

Yusuke DOI <yusuke.doi@toshiba.co.jp> Mon, 24 February 2014 01:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: [xmpp] End-to-End Encryption Milestone
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Just a question:

(2014-02-22 05:31), Ben Campbell wrote:
> The XMPP working group has a milestone for "Define a solution for end-to-end encryption." We have not seen much activity there of late, and it has been suggested that we may need to delete that milestone due to insufficient interest and energy.

Does the 'end-to-end encryption' mean something like PGP encryption? I just noticed XEP-0027 is histiorical. Does the WG need different solution?

Also, XML encryption seems to fit if key management issue is solved (but maybe too generic and complex for simple stanza encryption).

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlenc-core/

Regards,

Yusuke

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