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* '''always-on''' - the encryption is always on and cannot be disabled by either yourself or any third party, including the service provider or the government
* '''enabled-by-default''' - the encryption is on for all users of the service, by default and without any additional opt-in steps
* '''[[Concept:End-to-Endend Encryptionencryption|end-to-end encryption]]''' - the encryption is structured in such a way that no third party, not even service provider or the government, has access to the shared secret, a so called 'private key', which can be used to decrypt the communication[[File:Signal ultramarine icon.svg|thumb|Signal strikes the right balance between usability and very strong crypto.]]
 
A 'nice to have' property of a communication systems is also peer to peer communication, but this often is not achievable without significant sacrifice in usability.