2. XMPP
• Almost 10 years old
• IETF standard (RFC 3920 RFC 3921)
• More than 100 extensions
• Started as Jabber: XMPP is the protocol
powering Jabber Instant Messaging
Network
3. Who uses it?
• SAPO
• GTalk
• Jabber.TLD
• Yahoo! (the Video conference site)
• AIM (private interconnects)
• US DoD (big BIG users), UK Armed Forces
4. So really, WTF is
XMPP?
• XML Streams: send small XML stanzas
• Simple building blocks
• Extensible: add your stuff, no need to ask
permission
• Secure (TLS security is mandatory, CA
available with free certificates)
• Federated