Double Ratchet Algorithm

cryptographic key management algorithm
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Double Ratchet Algorithm

Summary

Double Ratchet Algorithm is an algorithm[1]. It draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (algorithm category, ranking #86 of 337).[2]

Key Facts

  • Double Ratchet Algorithm is credited with the discovery of Trevor Perrin[3].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm is credited with the discovery of Moxie Marlinspike[4].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[5].
  • axolotl is named after Double Ratchet Algorithm[6].
  • ratchet is named after Double Ratchet Algorithm[7].
  • ratchet is named after Double Ratchet Algorithm[8].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's developer is recorded as Signal Messenger[9].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's part of is recorded as Signal Protocol[10].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's part of is recorded as OMEMO[11].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's part of is recorded as Q22906785[12].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's has use is recorded as cryptographic protocol[13].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's Commons category is recorded as Double Ratchet Algorithm[14].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2013-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's publication date is recorded as +2013-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's official website is recorded as https://signal.org/docs/[17].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's described at URL is recorded as https://signal.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/[18].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/trevp/double_ratchet[19].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's uses is recorded as Diffie–Hellman key exchange[20].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's uses is recorded as key derivation function[21].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11clgh9j6k[22].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781055115[23].
  • Double Ratchet Algorithm's GitHub topic is recorded as double-ratchet-algorithm[24].

Body

Geography

Part of include Signal Protocol[10], a cryptographic protocol[25]; OMEMO[11], a cryptographic protocol[26]; and Q22906785[12], a computer network protocol[27].

Designation and Status

Double Ratchet Algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[5].

History and Context

Things named after include axolotl[6], a taxon[28] and ratchet[7], a machine element[29].

Why It Matters

Double Ratchet Algorithm draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (algorithm category, ranking #86 of 337).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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