Signal Protocol

non-federated cryptographic protocol
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Signal Protocol

Summary

Signal Protocol is a cryptographic protocol[1]. It draws 754 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Signal Protocol is credited with the discovery of Trevor Perrin[3].
  • Signal Protocol is credited with the discovery of Moxie Marlinspike[4].
  • Signal Protocol's instance of is recorded as cryptographic protocol[5].
  • Signal Protocol's instance of is recorded as communication protocol[6].
  • axolotl is named after Signal Protocol[7].
  • TextSecure is named after Signal Protocol[8].
  • Signal is named after Signal Protocol[9].
  • Signal Protocol's based on is recorded as Off-the-Record Messaging[10].
  • Signal Protocol's developer is recorded as Signal Messenger[11].
  • Signal Protocol's copyright license is recorded as Q27017232[12].
  • Signal Protocol's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
  • Signal Protocol's programmed in is recorded as Java[14].
  • Signal Protocol's programmed in is recorded as TypeScript[15].
  • Signal Protocol's programmed in is recorded as Q17118377[16].
  • Signal Protocol's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[17].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.0[18].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.1[19].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2[20].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.3[21].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.68.0[22].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.1[23].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.2[24].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.3[25].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.0[26].
  • Signal Protocol's software version identifier is recorded as 0.21.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cryptographic protocol[5] and communication protocol[6].

Origins

Things named after include axolotl[7], a taxon[28]; TextSecure[8], a mobile app[29], founded in 2010[30]; and Signal[9], a mobile app[31], founded in 2014[32].

Why It Matters

Signal Protocol draws 754 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #5 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 +161
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    Software version identifier 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 +161
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/7b725c736964|details]])"
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    Software version identifier 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 +161
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