Disroot Chat is an instant messaging service made possible by the XMPP protocol.
What is XMPP?
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is: "a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middleware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML data."
XMPP provides an open and decentralized alternative to closed instant messaging services. XMPP protocol offers a lot of advantages:
- It's Open (which means is free, open, public, and easily understandable)
- It's a Standard (approved by the IETF)
- It's Decentralized (its network architecture is similar to email, meaning anyone can run their own XMPP server, therefore individuals and organizations can take control of their communications)
- It's Secure (SASL and TLS has been built into the XMPP core and E2E encryption can be implemented)
- It's Extensible (anyone can build custom functionality on top of the core protocols (common extensions are published in the XEP series)
... among other features.
