MTProto encryption protocol

E357597
cryptographic protocol secure messaging protocol

MTProto encryption protocol is Telegram’s custom-designed cryptographic protocol that secures user data and message transmission across its messaging platform.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
MTProto 1
MTProto 1.0 1
MTProto 2.0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cryptographic protocol ⓘ
secure messaging protocol ⓘ
designedBy Telegram ⓘ
documentationURL https://core.telegram.org/mtproto ⓘ
doesNotProvideProperty end-to-end encryption for default cloud chats ⓘ
encryptionLayer MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MTProto message encryption
firstUsedBy Telegram mobile apps ⓘ
hasCriticism limited external peer review compared to open standards ⓘ
use of non-standard cryptographic constructions ⓘ
hasVersion MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MTProto 1.0

MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MTProto 2.0
improvedInVersion MTProto 2.0 addressed weaknesses of MTProto 1.0 ⓘ
keyDerivation based on nonces and server salt ⓘ
messageStructure binary, TL-serialized messages ⓘ
providesProperty confidentiality ⓘ
forward secrecy (in secret chats) ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
replay protection ⓘ
purpose client-server communication security ⓘ
end-to-end encryption of messages ⓘ
protect user data in transit ⓘ
securityModel custom, non-standard design ⓘ
specificationMaintainedBy Telegram ⓘ
surface form: Telegram Messenger LLP
status proprietary ⓘ
supportsFeature cloud chats ⓘ
secret chats ⓘ
supportsPlatform Android ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
transportLayer MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MTProto transport protocol
usedBy Telegram ⓘ
surface form: Telegram Messenger
usedFor VoIP signaling in Telegram ⓘ
desktop messaging ⓘ
mobile messaging ⓘ
usesConcept authorization key ⓘ
message key ⓘ
sequence numbers ⓘ
server salt ⓘ
usesHashFunction SHA-256 ⓘ
usesKeyExchange Diffie–Hellman key exchange ⓘ
surface form: Diffie–Hellman
usesMode AES-256-IGE ⓘ
usesPrimitive Advanced Encryption Standard ⓘ
surface form: AES

Diffie–Hellman key exchange ⓘ
RSA ⓘ
SHA-256 ⓘ
usesPublicKeyAlgorithm RSA-2048 ⓘ
usesSerializationFormat Telegram TL language ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telegram → securityFeature → MTProto encryption protocol ⓘ
MTProto encryption protocol → hasVersion → MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: MTProto
this entity surface form: MTProto 1.0
MTProto encryption protocol → hasVersion → MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: MTProto
this entity surface form: MTProto 2.0
MTProto encryption protocol → transportLayer → MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: MTProto
this entity surface form: MTProto transport protocol
MTProto encryption protocol → encryptionLayer → MTProto encryption protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: MTProto
this entity surface form: MTProto message encryption
Nikolai Durov → developed → MTProto encryption protocol ⓘ
this entity surface form: MTProto
Nikolai Durov → notableWork → MTProto encryption protocol ⓘ
this entity surface form: MTProto protocol specification