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diff --git a/libraries/olm/README b/libraries/olm/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fcdee97450 --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/olm/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +olm (olm and megolm cryptographic ratchets) + +An implementation of the Double Ratchet cryptographic ratchet described by +https://whispersystems.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/, written in +C and C++11 and exposed as a C API. + +The specification of the Olm ratchet can be found in olm.md. + +This library also includes an implementation of the Megolm cryptographic +ratchet, as specified in megolm.md. + +Olm is designed to be easy port to different platforms and to be easy to +write bindings for. + +It was originally implemented in C++, with a plain-C layer providing the +public API. As development has progressed, it has become clear that C++ +gives little advantage, and new functionality is being added in C, with +C++ parts being rewritten as the need arises. |