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Messaging Layer Security

Messaging Layer Security (MLS) is a security layer for end-to-end encrypted messages. It is maintained by the MLS working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and is designed to provide an efficient and practical security mechanism for groups as large as 50,000 and for those who access chat systems from multiple devices.

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End-to-end encryptedInternet Engineering Task Force
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Abbreviation
MLS
Developers
Richard Barnes · Benjamin Beurdouche · Raphael Robert · Jon Millican · Emad Omara
Introduction
July 2023; 3 years ago (2023-07)
OSI layer
Application layer
Purpose
End-to-end encrypting messages

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Messaging Layer Security

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Avg. degree1.92
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Messaging Layer Security

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Developers · 6
Messaging Layer Security → Benjamin Beurdouche, Emad Omara, Jon Millican, Katriel Cohn-Gordon, Raphael Robert, Richard Barnes
related to External links · 4
Messaging Layer Security → MLS, Protocol, RFC, The Messaging Layer Security
Abbreviation · 1
Messaging Layer Security → MLS
Introduction · 1
Messaging Layer Security → July 2023; 3 years ago (2023-07)
OSI layer · 1
Messaging Layer Security → Application layer
Purpose · 1
Messaging Layer Security → End-to-end encrypting messages
RFC · 1
Messaging Layer Security → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Website · 1
Messaging Layer Security → datatracker.ietf.org/wg/mls/about/

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Messaging Layer SecurityAbbreviationMLS1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersRichard Barnes1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersBenjamin Beurdouche1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersRaphael Robert1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersJon Millican1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersEmad Omara1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityDevelopersKatriel Cohn-Gordon1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityIntroductionJuly 2023; 3 years ago (2023-07)1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityOSI layerApplication layer1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityPurposeEnd-to-end encrypting messages1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityRFC.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Messaging Layer SecurityWebsitedatatracker.ietf.org/wg/mls/about/1.00infobox

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