Talk:Double Ratchet Algorithm

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Trevor Perrin has now renamed the ratcheting algorithm as "Double Ratchet",[1] and Moxie Marlinspike has written that Axolotl actually referred to the full messaging protocol (double ratchet + prekeys + 3DH), which has now been renamed as "Signal Protocol".[2] If this article is only about the ratcheting algorithm, I suggest that it be renamed as "Double ratchet". --Dodi 8238 (talk) 13:55, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and changed everything from Axolotl to "double ratchet", seeing that this isn't that controversial. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 14:41, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What is a ratchet?

Hi, I looked up this article after reading several of the recent news reports about WhatsApp. I'm wondering what the definition of a ratchet actually is? This might be useful information to put into the article (or is it defined elsewhere? I couldn't find it...) for your average layman reader. Thanks, CaptRik (talk) 12:24, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]