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Jami

Best suited for
Users who understand and test P2P paths. [1] [2]
Avoid if…
You cannot control P2P IP risks and calling paths. [1]
Main strength
Independence from a central operator. [1] [2]
Main weakness
IP, availability, DHT and uneven version-specific assurance. [1] [2]
Account identifier
Key / DHT-P2P identity. [1] [2]
iOS
Yes, client listed in the study. [1] [2]
Android
Yes, client listed in the study. [1]
Windows
Yes, client listed in the study. [1] [2]
macOS
Yes, client listed in the study. [1] [2]
Linux
Yes, client listed in the study. [1] [2]
Confidence and scope
Scope-limited documentary evidence; production metadata and distributed binaries not experimentally verified. [1]

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What your contact learns

What the contact learns
The contact receives messages and the profile you share, and can keep a copy. [1] [2]

What the provider learns

What the provider learns
DHT, bootstrap, NAT and peers see their portion of the network. [1] [2]

Other observers

What the network / ISP learns
The network sees destinations, timing and volume; Tor or a relay changes the observer. [1] [2]
Apple / Google exposure
Store, installation and push can create metadata; exact profile linkage depends on the OS and was not tested here. [1] [2]
Public law-enforcement evidence
No individual disclosure case established here; this does not prove an absence of requests or data. [1] [2]

Encryption and keys

E2EE
Encryption depends on client protocols and features. [1] [2]
Forward secrecy
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Post-compromise security
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Key verification
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.

Metadata and identity

Metadata exposure
DHT, bootstrap, NAT and peers see their portion of the network. [1] [2]
Global user ID
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Username / discovery
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Push notifications
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.

Calls, IP and groups

IP exposure to peer
P2P can reveal IP; check calling paths. [1] [2]
Relay / TURN
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Calls
Documented calls; their network path must be distinguished from messaging. [1] [2]
Groups
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.

Devices and backups

Multi-device
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Backups
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.

Audits, limitations and public cases

Audits
Unknown: not established for the version and configuration in question.
Source code and binaries
Repositories and component-specific scopes recorded in Phase 2; no current binary rebuilt bit-for-bit here. [1] [2]
Main weakness
IP, availability, DHT and uneven version-specific assurance. [1] [2]
Public law-enforcement evidence
No individual disclosure case established here; this does not prove an absence of requests or data. [1] [2]

Configuration and unknowns

Recommended configuration
Control devices, identities, notifications and files; verify client, version and calling path. [1] [2]
Remaining unknowns
Current network behaviour, distributed binaries and forensic evidence remain incomplete; check version, OS and configuration. [1] [2]

Understand the terms

End-to-end encryption — E2EE

Participants’ devices control content keys. The transport server should not read ordinary messages. Learn more

Metadata

Data around the exchange: accounts, IP, timing, volume, devices or groups. Learn more

Pseudonymity

Use an identity different from your civil identity. It can still be linked to you. Learn more

Network anonymity

Reduce the ability to link traffic to your network address or its destination. Learn more

The detailed evidence is maintained in the French Phase 2 register. The translation is a restatement, not new evidence.