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\title{
\textffm{Meow} messaging protocol}
\author{Author
\texttt{author@address.net}}
\texttt{meow@redroom.link}}
\date{\today}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
The \textffm{Meow} protocol is a privacy driven instant messaging protocol.
The \textffm{Meow} protocol is a privacy driven instant messaging protocol.
That protocol might be used for creating secure and distributed chat services or allowing machine to machine communication.
This document describes the services provided by the protocol, the messaging structures and the transport protocols that might be used.
\begin{quote}
\centering
\emph{"Nous ne vivrons pas d'utopie collective, nous arrivons trop tard, le grand marché est déjà là.
Nous devons élaborer des stratégies de survie et de contamination, par la prolifération d'utopies privées, cryptées, qui se substitueront à l'ancien ordre social.
Tout ce que je sais, c'est que nous vivons dans un monde dont on ne s'évade pas"}\\
\footnotesize{Maurice G. Dantec for NOII (1997)}
\end{quote}
\end{abstract}
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\subsection{Contacts forwarding}
Using the \textffm{Meow} protocol a user won't be able to forward your contact information without your consent.
Each user knows you as a different identity, thus forwarding a known identity to another user is meaningless, any message to that identity signed by another user would be discarded.
Each user knows you as a different identity, thus forwarding a known identity to another user is meaningless. Any message to that identity signed by another user thna you would be discarded.
\subsection{Group conversation}
A very basic group messaging service is available. It allows to exchange group information between users. After that, a message to a group will send a copy of the message to each member.
\subsection{Emergency broadcast}
The
A local (server based) emergency broadcast service will be provided. It will provide the ability to send/receive broadcast messages to all users connected to the current server.
\subsection{Public networks shortage resilience}
\textffm{Meow} may run without Internet connection, either on an isolated wifi access point, either on a meshed network of wifi routers or even via serial IOT transport layers (LoRa,...)
\subsection{User directory service}
This service allows to restore a lost functionality of Internet historic chat services (like ICQ). You could simply set a "Free for chat" status that allowed other people to contact you, either randomly or based on a short description that you might provide.
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\subsection{Contact identity}
Each of your contacts will know you as a different identity, we'll call that one the Contact Key Pair (Ckp)
That contact Key Pair will not change once it's agreed between the two peerr : An initial key will be exchanged as part of the peer invitation process.
As other people myth have seen your key
This means that :
\begin{itemize}
\item none of your contacts will be able to forward your id to another person without your consent
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\section{Server Features}
\subsection{Server catalog}
Each server will cache a list of all the servers that it is aware of.
\subsection{Antispam}
\subsection{Self defense}
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\section{Very secure devices}
You don't trust your phone ?
\section{Roadmap}
\subsection{Nations}
Beyond the scope of user directories, we plan to implement the concept of virtual Nations.
Today still, most people don't really choose the nation they live in.
\end{document}