# Open Whisper Systems partners with WhatsApp to provide end-to-end encryption

DevFeed: [Open Whisper Systems partners with WhatsApp to provide end-to-end encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-whisper-systems-partners-with-whatsapp-to-provide-end-to-end-encryption-1874.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/whatsapp/>)

Published: 2014-11-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [End-to-End Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/end-to-end-encryption.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/messaging.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/messaging.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>), [whatsapp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whatsapp.md>)

## AI overview

Open Whisper Systems announces a partnership with WhatsApp to integrate the TextSecure protocol and provide end-to-end encryption by default. The rollout begins with WhatsApp's Android client and will expand to group chats, media messages, and additional client platforms.

## Source excerpt

At Open Whisper Systems, our goal is to make private communication simple. For the past three years, we've been developing a modern, open source, strong encryption protocol for asynchronous messaging systems, designed to make seamless end-to-end encrypted messaging possible. Today we're excited to publicly announce a partnership with WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the world, to incorporate the TextSecure protocol into their clients and provide end-to-end encryption for their users by default. Read more...