Snikket

Easy-to-use privacy-friendly messaging platform. Open source and open standards.

Public Key

npub1s6s6tjdhfftgavg934a20s6e0fwg5tx4q04kfptpejzf4lsg9jys5cdfcy

NIP-05 Address

snikket_im_at_fosstodon.org@mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsgdgd9exm5545wkyzc6748cdvh5hy29n2s86mys4suepy6lcyzezg5u5ty7

Author Public Key

npub1s6s6tjdhfftgavg934a20s6e0fwg5tx4q04kfptpejzf4lsg9jys5cdfcy

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Last Notes

2024-09-11 12:09:37

🎉 We've released a September 2024 update to the Snikket server software, read all about it here:
https://snikket.org/blog/snikket-server-sept-2024-release/

2024-06-27 17:47:54

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@npub1v04…4xm2
Si 🙂

2024-06-18 10:08:23

Are you an EU citizen? Time is running out to make your voice heard on the EU Commission's "Chat Control" surveillance plans:
https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/stop-chat-control
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/council-to-greenlight-chat-control-take-action-now/

2024-06-02 22:49:22

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@npub17df…m5wm
Closed source is fine! Just something to compare the behaviour with.
The Snikket iOS app is actually descended from Siskin originally, and they share a lot of code.

2024-06-02 21:59:18

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@npub17df…m5wm
Out of curiosity, do you have any good examples of iOS messaging apps that you enjoy using, which could be used as a reference?

2024-04-13 11:52:52

As Snikket is still not available on the #Google Play Store, we've published a longer blog post about the situation, how to work around it using #FDroid, and the long path of stupid Google review responses that led us here.
https://snikket.org/blog/snikket-google-play-removal/

2024-04-13 07:47:20

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@npub1gpp…66la Yeah, we have that one already. Not enough, apparently 🙄

2024-03-30 11:25:15

Several people have (rightly) asked if Snikket is affected by the malicious backdoor found in the widely-used #xz project. It is not affected.
However if you are self-hosting, do be sure that your system is also not affected, and up to date with available security patches.
More info in our blog post:
https://snikket.org/blog/xz-backdoor-cve-2024-3094/

2024-03-25 12:20:28

Many people affected by the recent blocking of #Telegram in 🇪🇸 Spain are looking for alternatives - especially decentralized ones.
#Snikket is one of those alternatives, and fully open-source. However, our Spanish translations are lacking, which can lead to a poor experience for our #hispanohablante friends.
If you think you could help us with translation, please reach out 🙂
https://snikket.org/contact/

2024-03-24 22:33:05

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@npub1wc2…4sk7
You can use the Matrix bridges hosted at matrix.org or aria-net.org to communicate between XMPP and Matrix, e.g. https://archon.im/arianet/matrix-homeserver/services/
@npub1aal…tfh7

2024-03-23 18:29:14

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@npub1ql3…l6fx
There's no official web client (yet - we're working on it). However a bunch of our users successfully use Movim with their Snikket accounts. There is also Converse.js as a lighter alternative, but it lacks some features (such as calls).
Snikket uses the open standard XMPP, so any sufficiently modern XMPP client should be compatible as an alternative to the official Snikket apps.
@npub198t…hasj @npub10d0…l8gw

2024-03-23 18:22:24

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@npub1qj5…88ry
There are examples in the blog post: 6.00 USD and 5.50 EUR 🙂
@npub1aal…tfh7

2024-02-22 15:15:12

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@npub196k…elcc Of course 🙂
(in fact we're currently trying to get Google to permit an update to the app on their store...)

2024-02-21 19:14:25

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@npub10mm…rq3h Yes, you're ahead of us 🙂
We haven't written a blog post or triggered update notifications for the release yet. You can read the release notes here: https://snikket.org/updates/release/20240221/

2024-02-09 18:20:49

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@npub1apj…rzum
Glad to hear it! Thanks!! ☺️

2024-02-07 12:53:50

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@npub1324…qfkl You're welcome! Enjoy! 🙂 :snikket: :xmpp:

2024-01-10 20:13:51

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@npub10mm…rq3h
Thanks!
Sorry about the ARM64 mix-up. Someone else reported it too, and it's all fixed now 🙂

2024-01-10 13:30:44

Happy to announce that we just published a new release of the Snikket server software!
You can read all about it in our blog post: https://snikket.org/blog/snikket-server-jan-2024-release/
#snikket #xmpp

2023-10-25 15:22:41

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@npub17v4…5wn4 I wrote this post which may be more (or less, I don't know) explanatory: https://snikket.org/blog/on-the-jabber-ru-mitm/
As for your second question: ultimately, we don't know who performed the attack, there is only speculation.

2023-10-22 16:45:22

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@npub10yr…3zyf
Indeed! While it's an improvement from back when people just didn't bother with TLS because of the cost/complexity of certificates, this new attack demonstrates that just having TLS with strong ciphers is no longer enough. We still need to keep ahead of attackers.
We look forward to rolling out channel binding for TLS 1.3, which is a neat solution to this problem for XMPP.

2023-10-22 16:31:05

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@npub1aj0…m3sk
Unfortunately it's not clear that there are any decent alternatives. If we assume this was law enforcement, practically any reputable provider will succumb to a court order. However we definitely have plans to expand our offering to other locations and providers, we just haven't identified which locations/providers are suitable yet.
Snikket apps do E2EE and we continue to minimize the data we store server-side. But if you want physical security, we will always encourage self-hosting!

2023-10-22 13:08:06

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@npub14ws…drhu
There is no "Snikket protocol", it's just XMPP! We believe strongly in open standards. After all, the founder of Snikket is the current Executive Director of the XSF 🙂
That said, we are focused on showing the best XMPP can offer, and we prioritize things like usability and security over backwards compatibility. We do what we can to help lead the ecosystem in these things, and move XMPP forward in implementation as well as specifications.

2023-10-21 21:51:58

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@npub1fge…66xk
Thanks! The problem is that we have hundreds of domains on our service, and so we really need something that can identify rogue certificates without drowning us in notifications about all the legitimate ones. That's apparently a bit harder...

2023-10-21 20:12:56

We've published a new blog post about the recent jabber.ru security incident (a kind of attack we have not seen before). It did not affect Snikket servers, but we are taking steps to remove the possibility of such attacks in the future. This includes advice that self-hosters can follow.
https://snikket.org/blog/on-the-jabber-ru-mitm/

2023-09-18 13:45:18

Our latest blog post dives into the funding of the Snikket project. Funding open-source is rarely easy. Grants, donations, sponsorships - we've tried them all 🙂
https://snikket.org/blog/snikket-2023-funding/
#xmpp #snikket #opensource #funding

2023-08-09 17:37:10

Our :snikket: blog has been quiet for a while, so we just kicked off a series of blog posts reviewing the current state of the Snikket project - where we're at, and where we're heading:
https://snikket.org/blog/state-of-snikket-2023-intro/
Hopefully these and future posts will cover a lot of questions you may have. If you have any other topics you'd like to see us cover, let us know! 🙂
(+ big thanks to @npub1trd…ussx for putting the effort into this initiative ❤️)

2020-11-29 23:09:11

Added a new page to our website with an overview of the project and its goals: https://snikket.org/about/goals/
May help answer "What is Snikket about?" for some of you!