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The Messaging Layer Security (MLS) Architecture
draft-ietf-mls-architecture-05

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Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (mls WG)
Authors Emad Omara , Benjamin Beurdouche , Eric Rescorla , Srinivas Inguva , Albert Kwon , Alan Duric
Last updated 2021-01-27 (Latest revision 2020-07-26)
Replaces draft-omara-mls-architecture
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Send notices to Katriel Cohn-Gordon <me@katriel.co.uk>, Cas Cremers <cas.cremers@cs.ox.ac.uk>, Thyla van der Merwe< thyla.van.der@merwe.tech>, Jon Millican <jmillican@fb.com>, Raphael Robert <raphael@wire.com>
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Abstract

This document describes the reference architecture, functional and security requirements for the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. MLS provides a security layer for group messaging applications, where the number of clients ranges from two to many. It is meant to protect against eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. Discussion Venues This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. Source for this draft and an issue tracker can be found at https://github.com/mlswg/mls-architecture.

Authors

Emad Omara
Benjamin Beurdouche
Eric Rescorla
Srinivas Inguva
Albert Kwon
Alan Duric

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