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title: Chat
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- docs
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- Chat
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- XMPP
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## What is XMPP?
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XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is: "*a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middleware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML data.*"
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XMPP provides an open and decentralized alternative to closed instant messaging services. XMPP protocol offers a lot of advantages:
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* It's **Open** (which means is free, open, public, and easily understandable)
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* It's a **Standard** (approved by the [IETF](http://www.ietf.org/))
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* It's **Decentralized** (its network architecture is similar to email, meaning anyone can run their own XMPP server, therefore individuals and organizations can take control of their communications)
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* It's **Secure** (SASL and TLS has been built into the XMPP core and E2E encryption can be implemented)
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* It's **Extensible** (anyone can build custom functionality on top of the core protocols (common extensions are published in the XEP series)
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... among other features.
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