Silence (software)
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| Developer(s) | Bastien Le Querrec, Carey Metcalfe |
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| Initial release | March 2015 |
| Repository | https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/ |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Android |
| Type | SMS/MMS-encryption |
| License | GNU General Public License version 3 |
| Website | https://silence.im/ |
Silence is a free, open-source messaging encryption software, based on a fork from TextSecure software. It allows the secure exchange of SMS and MMS-type messages with other Silence or TextSecure users. The program allows message encryption and identity verification between correspondents by comparing the fingerprint of the encryption keys.[1][2]
History
[edit]TextSecure started as an application for sending and receiving encrypted SMS messages in 2015.[3] However, its beta version was released in May 2010, by Whisper Systems, a startup co-founded by security researcher Moxie Marlinspike and roboticist Stuart Anderson.[4]
The software was therefore published under a free and open-source license, under the terms of the GPLv3 in December 2011.[4][5] Marlinspike left Twitter to create Open Whisper Systems as a collaborative open-source project, enabling the development of TextSecure.[6][7]
The Open Whisper Systems institutional website was presented to the public in January 2013. The port of TextSecure to iOS started in March 2013.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Release v0.15.16 · SilenceIM/Silence". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ online, heise (2015-04-02). "TextSecure-Fork bringt SMS-Verschlüsselung zurück". Security (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Saying goodbye to encrypted SMS/MMS". Signal Messenger. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b Garling, Caleb. "Twitter Open Sources Its Android Moxie". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "The Whispers Are True". blog.twitter.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Greenberg, Andy. "Your iPhone Can Finally Make Free, Encrypted Calls". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b "A New Home". Signal Messenger. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Sure!". Signal Messenger. Retrieved 2024-03-25.