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| author | David O'Shaughnessy <dev@osh.id.au> | 2020-01-03 15:05:20 -0600 |
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| committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2020-01-12 08:47:58 +0700 |
| commit | bd5476c7609004e3f6213982d9f1c3041aa76c20 (patch) | |
| tree | 5e0677f6d889ea1650d717862c4d3860eb340191 /libraries/olm/README | |
| parent | afeec61f7f13fc92c1362fc55e83244ea46a6609 (diff) | |
libraries/olm: Added (olm and megolm cryptographic ratchets)
Signed-off-by: Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/libraries/olm/README b/libraries/olm/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fcdee97450 --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/olm/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +olm (olm and megolm cryptographic ratchets) + +An implementation of the Double Ratchet cryptographic ratchet described by +https://whispersystems.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/, written in +C and C++11 and exposed as a C API. + +The specification of the Olm ratchet can be found in olm.md. + +This library also includes an implementation of the Megolm cryptographic +ratchet, as specified in megolm.md. + +Olm is designed to be easy port to different platforms and to be easy to +write bindings for. + +It was originally implemented in C++, with a plain-C layer providing the +public API. As development has progressed, it has become clear that C++ +gives little advantage, and new functionality is being added in C, with +C++ parts being rewritten as the need arises. |