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slug: 55
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title: 55/STATUS-1TO1-CHAT
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name: Status 1-to-1 Chat
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status: draft
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category: Standards Track
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tags: waku-application
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editor: Aaryamann Challani <aaryamann@status.im>
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contributors:
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- Andrea Piana <andreap@status.im>
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- Pedro Pombeiro <pedro@status.im>
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- Corey Petty <corey@status.im>
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- Oskar Thorén <oskar@status.im>
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- Dean Eigenmann <dean@status.im>
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---
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# Abstract
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This specification describes how the Status 1-to-1 chat protocol is implemented on top of the Waku v2 protocol.
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This protocol can be used to send messages to a single recipient.
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# Background
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This document describes how 2 peers communicate with each other to send messages in a 1-to-1 chat, with privacy and authenticity guarantees.
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# Specification
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## Overview
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This protocol MAY use any key-exchange mechanism previously discussed -
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1. [53/WAKU2-X3DH](/spec/53/)
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2. [35/WAKU2-NOISE](/spec/35/)
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This protocol can provide end-to-end encryption to give peers a strong degree of privacy and security.
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Public chat messages are publicly readable by anyone since there's no permission model for who is participating in a public chat.
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## Flow
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### Negotiation of a 1:1 chat
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There are two phases in the initial negotiation of a 1:1 chat:
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1. **Identity verification** (e.g., face-to-face contact exchange through QR code, Identicon matching).
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A QR code serves two purposes simultaneously - identity verification and initial key material retrieval;
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1. **Asynchronous initial key exchange**
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For more information on account generation and trust establishment, see [2/ACCOUNT](https://specs.status.im/spec/2)
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### Post Negotiation
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After the peers have shared their public key material, a 1:1 chat can be established using the methods described in the key-exchange protocols mentioned above.
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### Session management
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The 1:1 chat is made robust by having sessions between peers.
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It is handled by the key-exchange protocol used. For example,
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1. [53/WAKU2-X3DH](/spec/53/), the session management is described in [54/WAKU2-X3DH-SESSIONS](/spec/54/)
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2. [35/WAKU2-NOISE](/spec/35/), the session management is described in [37/WAKU2-NOISE-SESSIONS](/spec/37/)
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# Security Considerations
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1. Inherits the security considerations of the key-exchange mechanism used, e.g., [53/WAKU2-X3DH](/spec/53/) or [35/WAKU2-NOISE](/spec/35/)
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# Copyright
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Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
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# References
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1. [2/ACCOUNT](https://specs.status.im/spec/2)
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2. [53/WAKU2-X3DH](/spec/53/)
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3. [35/WAKU2-NOISE](/spec/35/)
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4. [10/WAKU2](/spec/10/) |